knack of

Frequency: 7.616.5 per million words

Often followed by a gerund (-ing form), referring to a habit or tendency.

knackknack + PREPOSITION

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Examples (10)

  • He has the knack of scoring just when it's most needed.
  • She developed the knack of making everyone feel at ease.
  • Some people have a natural knack of remembering faces.
  • It takes a special knack of explaining complex ideas simply.
  • Despite his age, he never lost the knack of charming his audience.
  • He has an irritating knack of arriving late to every meeting.
  • Learning a new language requires developing the knack of thinking in that language.
  • The manager had a wonderful knack of motivating his team.
  • It's an unfortunate knack of always saying the wrong thing.
  • With practice, you'll soon get the knack of playing the guitar.