Out Of Practice (Adjective)
Meaning
Impaired in skill by neglect.
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The pianist's out-of-practice fingers stumbled over the keys as she attempted to play her favorite concerto.
- After years of not riding a bike, I felt out of practice and struggled to balance.
- The tennis player's out-of-practice serve was inconsistent and often sailed out of bounds.
- It had been so long since I'd last skied that I was out of practice and found the slopes much more challenging than I remembered.
- The artist's out-of-practice hands shook as she tried to draw the delicate lines and curves of her subject.