His pudgy hands moved the shells with deft skill.

With deft skill he brought the sorrowful notes to a conclusion, keeping his head bowed long after the final chord.

She ruled for twenty years through a combination of widespread propaganda and deft political skill.

William II showed deft political skill to win over supporters, and the rebels were defeated.

With deft skill, he side-slipped the board over shallow water and the rocks beneath.

Nye was piloting the car with deft skill through the traffic.

This season, the arrow-swift jump shots and the deft ball-handling skills are still in evidence.

They had a salad that George mixed at the table with a deft skill.

Comedic pieces outnumbered dramatic ones and several demanded deft physical skills.

His writing, like Proust's, was characterised by a deft skill in depicting small details.