clever
Example Sentences
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Hughes can manage such a heavy workload because of the clever way he skates.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 3, 2026
That accounting maneuver can turbocharge the early returns reported by the continuation fund to its investors — who have no idea that these returns reflect clever accounting instead of investment skill.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 27, 2026
It’s a stalemate that even a clever strategist would struggle mightily to resolve, and there is no evidence that Vance is an especially strategic thinker.
From Salon • Apr. 27, 2026
He had always thought himself a composer and could, at a party, make up a clever song at the piano on the spot.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2026
“You humans have become far too clever to be any fun.”
From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley
Vocabulary lists containing clever
"The Landlady" by Roald Dahl
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"Seventh Grade" by Gary Soto
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