How to Use specialism in a Sentence

specialism

noun
  • But for every specificity and specialism, there is a trade-off.
    — Adrian Bridgwater, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
  • The types of topics you'd be expected to cover depend on your specialism and niche.
    — Rachel Wells, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • This could be an activity stream, a specialism or even a whole department.
    — Natalie Bellis, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
  • Start with a strong statement about your expertise, followed by key specialisms and notable achievements.
    — Andrew Fennell, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025
  • As Hannah Seal sees it, there will be demand for people with the necessary specialisms.
    — Trevor Clawson, Forbes, 23 Nov. 2024
  • But your specialism is the 20th century.
    — Sean Woods, Rolling Stone, 25 May 2026
  • The move echoes other exchanges’ efforts to seek new business outside their traditional specialisms.
    — Ben Dummett, WSJ, 23 Feb. 2023
  • Academics have either been captured by identity politics or else have chosen to retreat into tiny specialisms.
    — The Economist, 19 June 2019
  • The firm’s specialism is directed towards a project and service product known as vclusters (or virtual clusters).
    — Adrian Bridgwater, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2023
  • Of course, it is understood that everyone needs a basic level of education and that specialism cannot occur too early.
    — Al Kingsley, Forbes, 27 Jan. 2023
  • For Mr Merton’s specialism is the mathematics of time applied to finance.
    — The Economist, 15 June 2019
  • Higher education in this period was much more far-ranging than the specialism of a modern university.
    — National Geographic, 9 Apr. 2019
  • The notion of Arteta the artist is an interesting one for a manager whose team is built on core values of control, work ethic, unity and a specialism in set pieces.
    — Amy Lawrence, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2025
  • According to the writer and neuroscientist Patrick House, his specialism is a frustrating field.
    — Richard Lea, WSJ, 24 Oct. 2022
  • Its success underlines the importance of strategic partnerships, whether that's through technology or specialism.
    — David Tuck, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2021
  • Each presentation is meticulously curated to reflect the finest and most beautiful examples of their specialism.
    — Lee Sharrock, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
  • China has piles of data and notable companies in AI specialisms, for example Face++ in facial recognition and iFlytek in speech.
    — The Economist, 15 Feb. 2018
  • This should lead to a serious discussion in Europe over how the allies can best pool military resources, spread risk and exploit national specialisms to take more responsibility for their own defence.
    — The Economist, 12 July 2018
  • Domestic and international news desks will retain their domestic and international specialisms for now, but will work more closely together, and come together to share resources for big breaking stories.
    — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 10 July 2024
  • Others aim to differentiate themselves with market specialisms or a dedicated industry vertical focus.
    — Adrian Bridgwater, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
  • The anti-corruption prosecutor completed her Master’s degree last year, with a specialism in criminology.
    — Zahra Nader, Time, 20 Aug. 2021
  • This year’s cohort comprises creatives spanning craft specialisms from hair and make up, production, editing and games design, to performance, directing and cinematography and is from diverse ethnic backgrounds and abilities.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 29 Nov. 2023
  • These fundamental conundrums of criticism involve questions about specialism, authority, personality, art, and business.
    — Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 17 Nov. 2023

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