Elsschot possesses the rare knack for making a reader laugh, squirm and sob, all at the same time.

Bourne has a rare knack for keeping his productions fresh, and it's hard to believe that this Nutcracker is now 19 years old.

Here's an actress with a rare knack for emotional realism, the kind of intelligent, commanding presence that drains reality from lesser co-stars.

Mia has that rare knack of being all things to all men: beautiful, sensual, caring, worshipful, a perfect companion and sizzling bed partner.

"You've a rare knack for piddling."

She is a precise, organized cook with a rare knack for restraint.

"Roy and Lesley Adkins possess that rare knack among historians: merging the academic with the narrative and providing a riveting read which also casts light where it is dark."

She had the rare knack of coming into my territory and handling my possessions without me feeling displaced or uneasy.

Standing orders were to avoid them at all costs, until such time as Tymbrimi advisors could teach human crews the rare knack of beating these masters of the sneak-and-strike.

Stan Lai's plays have the rare knack "to combine popular culture with high art."