Examples of fluency in a Sentence
She speaks with great fluency.
Students must demonstrate fluency in a foreign language to earn a degree.
a dancer known for her fluency and grace
He plays the piano with speed and fluency.
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This is one of the poems that, to my mind, demonstrate the self-translating quality of Yau Ching’s work, its easy fluency with both of Hong Kong’s official languages.
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Literary Hub, 29 Apr. 2026
If Arsenal needed a bit more attacking fluency, cohesion, threat, these were the kind of players capable of providing it.
—Amy Lawrence, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2026
Although research suggests that elementary teachers should focus on helping students learn the sounds of speech, phonics, reading fluency, vocabulary and reading comprehension strategies, there is little evidence on how well these skills are packaged into the textbooks used in classrooms.
—Shawn Datchuk, The Conversation, 23 Apr. 2026
After nearly a decade at the firm of AD100 Hall of Fame designer Daniel Romualdez, Boyle approached this project with a fluency in classicism and the choreography of rooms.
—David Foxley, Architectural Digest, 8 Apr. 2026
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Literary Hub, 29 Apr. 2026
If Arsenal needed a bit more attacking fluency, cohesion, threat, these were the kind of players capable of providing it.
—Amy Lawrence, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2026
Although research suggests that elementary teachers should focus on helping students learn the sounds of speech, phonics, reading fluency, vocabulary and reading comprehension strategies, there is little evidence on how well these skills are packaged into the textbooks used in classrooms.
—Shawn Datchuk, The Conversation, 23 Apr. 2026
After nearly a decade at the firm of AD100 Hall of Fame designer Daniel Romualdez, Boyle approached this project with a fluency in classicism and the choreography of rooms.
—David Foxley, Architectural Digest, 8 Apr. 2026
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“Fluency.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fluency. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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fluency
noun
flu·en·cy
ˈflü-ən-sē 
: the quality or state of being fluent
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