1
: marked by ready ability to move with quick easy grace
an agile dancer
2
: having a quick resourceful and adaptable character
an agile mind
Examples of agile in a Sentence
Leopards are very fast and agile.
the expressive movements of agile dancers
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Washington’s youth is proving to be an asset in this transitional moment for the broader domestic wine industry, allowing winemakers here to be agile and innovative, much like the tech companies just across the Cascades in Seattle, as Matt Austin of Grosgrain puts it.
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Jill Barth, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
This keeps our team agile, engaged and prepared for whatever’s next.
—Rolling Stone Culture Council, Rolling Stone, 30 May 2025
On May 13, the automaker revealed the Re:Nissan plan, a pathway forward to enhance performance and create a leaner, more agile business.
—Eileen Falkenberg-Hull, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 May 2025
But those firms that emerged unscathed are lean and technologically agile, and infused with the necessary moxie to thrive.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 29 May 2025
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Jill Barth, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
This keeps our team agile, engaged and prepared for whatever’s next.
—Rolling Stone Culture Council, Rolling Stone, 30 May 2025
On May 13, the automaker revealed the Re:Nissan plan, a pathway forward to enhance performance and create a leaner, more agile business.
—Eileen Falkenberg-Hull, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 May 2025
But those firms that emerged unscathed are lean and technologically agile, and infused with the necessary moxie to thrive.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 29 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for agile
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“Agile.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/agile. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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