How to Use forte in a Sentence

forte

noun
  • Her forte is set-piece events, like debates and big speeches.
    — Mark Z. Barabak, Mercury News, 26 Feb. 2026
  • Finances have never been my forte.
    — Andy Sheehan, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2026
  • Joly’s forte is catching the football.
    — Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 26 Apr. 2026
  • The opening was a good deal louder than the score’s mere forte marking.
    — Scott Cantrell, Dallas News, 9 Sep. 2023
  • Glenn’s forte is defense, and the Jets’ defense is wet trash.
    — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Oct. 2025
  • Crashing the boards hasn't been the Suns forte' in this young season.
    — Dana Scott, The Arizona Republic, 21 Nov. 2022
  • Confrontation may not be your forte, but something’s gotta give.
    — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 1 May 2026
  • Historical grande dames don’t seem to be her forte.
    — Judy Berman, Time, 4 Dec. 2025
  • Its forte is easy cruising rather than twisty-road excitement.
    — Michael Simari, Car and Driver, 14 Apr. 2023
  • Prince was a great musician and singer, but maybe rapping wasn’t his forte.
    — Nichole Perkins, CNN, 19 Apr. 2023
  • If these lines are weaker or more shallow, strong boundaries may not be your forte.
    — Alyssa Girdwain, Women's Health, 31 May 2023
  • Meis doesn’t confront works of art directly; at least that isn’t his forte.
    — Jed Perl, The New York Review of Books, 4 Apr. 2026
  • Fast season starts have not been the forte of Marshall and Taft.
    — David Hinojosa, San Antonio Express-News, 15 Sep. 2021
  • Blake Shelton may have that golden singing voice, but smooth talking is not his forte.
    — Edward Segarra, USA TODAY, 11 Oct. 2022
  • No question, high school recruiting is not Deion’s forte.
    — Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 28 Jan. 2026
  • If anything, oversharing is our forte.
    — Jacqueline Kilikita, Refinery29, 22 Jan. 2026
  • Pushing the pace and applying pressure is their forte.
    — Jon Poorman, Houston Chronicle, 12 Mar. 2026
  • Youth development is a forte of Finch’s.
    — Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Subtlety isn’t Batiste’s forte.
    — Andrew Gilbert, San Francisco Chronicle, 15 Dec. 2025
  • Staying put on the rug, the children banged out some beats and reviewed the concepts of forte and piano.
    — Jessica Winter, The New Yorker, 20 Jan. 2023
  • Just because Humphreys was most known as a jazz venue and that music really wasn’t my forte.
    — George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Mar. 2026
  • Plus, since precision isn’t this product’s forte, top-ups are a lot easier too.
    — Denise Primbet, Glamour, 19 Aug. 2025
  • Well, dance has always been Madonna's forte, as she's been moving and grooving on stage for decades.
    — Emily J. Shiffer, Women's Health, 6 Sep. 2023
  • The forte of this group was supposed to be run blocking, but the unit is pass blocking better than expected.
    — Mike Preston, Baltimore Sun, 18 Sep. 2022
  • And to be quite honest, the emotional world is not their forte, Montúfar says.
    — Naydeline Mejia, Women's Health, 12 June 2023
  • Yes, the gallery’s forte is portraits of people who inspire, but nothing could be more subjective.
    — Brian T. Allen, National Review, 30 Sep. 2023
  • Building teams was his forte, says Weingarten, his partner at Venable.
    — Washington Post, 28 Oct. 2020
  • Optimism has never been a Russian forte.
    — Nina Khrushcheva, Time, 3 Oct. 2025
  • How to beat him Though his constant emphasis on his willingness to do so, running is not his forte.
    — Stephen Means, cleveland, 25 Nov. 2022
  • Belichick’s forte has always been strategy.
    — Paige Williams, New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2025

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