Other Word Forms
- nonpracticed adjective
- well-practiced adjective
Etymology
Origin of practiced
Example Sentences
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Notre Dame has not practiced or played games there since, moving to Valley College.
From Los Angeles Times
Players look tired at times because they hadn’t practiced since their loss on Feb. 6.
From Los Angeles Times
The medium reported learning these tricks from “the women who practiced the same deception in Rochester.”
From Literature
The women, who are against secession and for abolition but are practiced in the art of deceiving their neighbors, are involved with the Underground Railroad in some way that’s not exactly clear.
From Los Angeles Times
He practiced what Mr. Leeke calls “the fifty-fifty defense”: When he was unsure of a call, he had a 50% chance of guessing correctly.
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