1
: marked by ready ability to move with quick easy grace
an agile dancer
2
: having a quick resourceful and adaptable character
an agile mind
Examples of agile in a Sentence
Leopards are very fast and agile.
the expressive movements of agile dancers
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One Studio has become a pretty agile, fast-moving production house of seven production businesses and a distribution arm launching IP year-on-year.
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Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 31 Oct. 2025
The reaction, so far, has been mostly positive, with reviewers noting that the car is a lot more agile than its proportions would suggest.
—Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 31 Oct. 2025
So that’s it — be fast and agile, willing to cede control to shoppers, even more social, able to see beyond your heritage and ready to work with AI.
—Evan Clark, Footwear News, 28 Oct. 2025
Systems are designed to be both agile and compliant.
—Wyles Daniel, USA Today, 27 Oct. 2025
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Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 31 Oct. 2025
The reaction, so far, has been mostly positive, with reviewers noting that the car is a lot more agile than its proportions would suggest.
—Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 31 Oct. 2025
So that’s it — be fast and agile, willing to cede control to shoppers, even more social, able to see beyond your heritage and ready to work with AI.
—Evan Clark, Footwear News, 28 Oct. 2025
Systems are designed to be both agile and compliant.
—Wyles Daniel, USA Today, 27 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for agile
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“Agile.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/agile. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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