brainy

Example Sentences

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In a World Cup where the boffins with their big brainy heads and their super computers are working overtime on who might play who in the last 32, there are other calculations worth conjuring with.

From BBC • Jun. 21, 2026

The opening of “Masters of the Universe” mimics that of “2001: A Space Odyssey,” potentially triggering those moviegoers who dislike the brainy end of the multiplex, but never fear.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

Deutch is as twinkly as ever, but the breakout is Ben Wang as an ambitious CAA receptionist, the brainy Scarecrow of the group.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 31, 2026

At 12, the brainy boy who read the World Almanac for pleasure appeared on the popular radio show “Quiz Kids.”

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 7, 2025

“Visit sick people, stuff like that. I would’ve been good at it, too. Not the brainy part—not sermons and all that—but I’d be okay with the people part.”

From "The Things They Carried" by Tim O'Brien