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Common collocations with prowess in American Collocation

prowess noun uncountable

US /ˈpraʊəs/

physical

physical

Gifted with a laser-sharp mind and extraordinary physical prowess, she rose quickly through the ranks.

at thinking or studying

academic
intellectual
mental

Why does the school give so much priority to sporting activities and not enough to academic prowess?

at sport

athletic
batting
footballing
goal-scoring
sporting

Liddell is best known for his athletic prowess immortalized in the film ‘Chariots of Fire’.

sexual

sexual

Rumours were already spreading of Finch’s sexual prowess.

at fighting

martial
military

There was never any doubt about the military prowess of the soldiers of both countries.

at music

instrumental
lyrical
musical
vocal

We were impressed by their professionalism and musical prowess.

at art or literature

artistic
creative
literary

At that moment I wished for some artistic prowess, so that I could have painted the image.

at cooking food

culinary

Use these recipes to impress dinner guests with your culinary prowess.

technical

technical
technological

What they lack in technical prowess, they certainly make up for in enthusiasm.

show prowess

demonstrate
display
show

Britain’s young riders showed their prowess in the finals, as they took home the team gold medal.

test someone’s prowess

test

The aim of the competition is to test the prowess and agility of the dogs.

prove your prowess

prove

Nikola proved his prowess in mathematics at school and entered the Technical University at Graz in order to study electrical engineering.