practised
Britishadjective
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expert; skilled; proficient
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acquired or perfected by practice
Example Sentences
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Johnson said: "The first time we practised it a few times and ran around our local park and with people thinking we were bonkers."
From BBC • Mar. 6, 2026
"He practised well yesterday," Sammy said of the right-arm seamer and power hitter, who had strapping on his right knee during training on Sunday but looked in no discomfort.
From Barron's • Feb. 22, 2026
Sabalenka's friendship with 24-time Grand Slam champion Djokovic came to the fore last year after she practised with him and they spent time together socially along with their partners.
From Barron's • Jan. 25, 2026
I practised harder and harder, pushed myself to the physical limit, believing this was the only way to find my rhythm and form.
From BBC • Nov. 18, 2025
Like Gilbert, Galileo practised what he preached, and it was the peripatetic approach that was blown apart by his work in Italy late in the sixteenth century and early in the seventeenth century.
From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin
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