How do you use the word "craft" in a sentence?

Q: How do you use the word "craft" in a sentence?

Here are real-life examples of using "craft": A painter only becomes a true painter by practicing his craft. We must hand down our craft to posterity.

Craft Meaning

/ˈkɹɑːft/

Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.

Definition

nounStrength; power; might; force .

nounIntellectual power; skill; art., Ability, skillfulness, especially skill in making plans and carrying them into execution; dexterity in managing affairs, adroitness, practical cunning; ingenuity in constructing, dexterity .

Sentence Examples

A painter only becomes a true painter by practicing his craft.

We must hand down our craft to posterity.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms:

trade

Antonyms:

None

CEFR Practice Quiz

She learned the ancient ____ of weaving from her grandmother.

CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)

A painter only becomes a true painter by practicing his ____.

Word Origin & History

Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *krafjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *kraftuz Proto-West Germanic *kraftu Old English cræft Middle English craft English craft Inherited from Middle English craft (“strength, skill”), from Old English cræft (“strength, skill”), from Proto-West Germanic *kraftu, from Proto-Germanic *kraftuz (“strength, power”); further origin obscure. Cognate with Dutch kracht (“strength, power, force”), German Kraft (“strength, power, force, energy, employee”), Danish, Norwegian Bokmål, Norwegian Nynorsk, and Swedish kraft (“strength, power, force”), Faroese and Icelandic kraftur (“strength”).

Literary Quotations & Historical Citations

"By the craft of nature." — 1526, William Bonde, Pylgrimage of Perfection:

"The Cyclôpes were Brontês, Steropês, and Argês,—formidable persons, equally distinguished for strength and for manual craft […]" — 1846, George Grote, A history of Greece:

"England should have had enough against a very ordinary Russia to complete the job but Rooney's removal robbed them of his craft and guidance and now increases the pressure on Thursday's meeting with Wales in Lens." — 2016 June 11, Phil McNulty, “England 1-1 Russia”, in BBC Sport:

"[…]and the chiefe Priests, and the Scribes sought how they might take him by craft, and put him to death." — 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Mark 14:1:

"[…] you have that Crooked Wisdome, which is called Craft […]" — 1651, Thomas Hobbes, Leviathan, or The Matter, Forme, & Power of a Common-wealth Ecclesiasticall and Civill, London: […] [William Wilson] for Andrew Crooke, […], →OCLC:

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