1
: a special ready capacity that is hard to analyze or teach
2
a
: a clever trick or stratagem
b
: a clever way of doing something
3
Examples of knack in a Sentence
She has a knack for telling interesting stories.
The jazz musician has an incredible knack for improvisation.
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Kane has a magic knack for turning slight openings into goals, as Tuchel knows as well as anyone.
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Jack Pitt-Brooke, The Athletic, 22 Mar. 2025
The 17-year-old, who goes by Chris, has a knack for electronic systems and computers.
—The Star, Kansas City Star, 22 Mar. 2025
The story drew on private recordings of a series of speeches given in 2023 and 2024 by Russell Vought obtained by our colleagues at Documented, a news site with a remarkable knack for uncovering information powerful interests would prefer remained secret.
—Stephen Engelberg, ProPublica, 20 Mar. 2025
Whenever the Cubs scored, putting up a run in each of the third through fifth innings, the Dodgers had a knack for responding.
—Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 19 Mar. 2025
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Jack Pitt-Brooke, The Athletic, 22 Mar. 2025
The 17-year-old, who goes by Chris, has a knack for electronic systems and computers.
—The Star, Kansas City Star, 22 Mar. 2025
The story drew on private recordings of a series of speeches given in 2023 and 2024 by Russell Vought obtained by our colleagues at Documented, a news site with a remarkable knack for uncovering information powerful interests would prefer remained secret.
—Stephen Engelberg, ProPublica, 20 Mar. 2025
Whenever the Cubs scored, putting up a run in each of the third through fifth innings, the Dodgers had a knack for responding.
—Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 19 Mar. 2025
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“Knack.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/knack. Accessed 18 Apr. 2025.
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