brainy

Example Sentences

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Less known-but similarly compelling—is the brainy leap that’s happening with my best sport, eating.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026

The ad, titled “Good Will Dunkin’,” featured Affleck as the original brainy Boston math whiz, who happens to work at Dunkin’ and arranges a display of Munchkins in a Fibonacci sequence.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 9, 2026

Sir Stephen Fry lived up to his brainy reputation over breakfast, by predicting the chessboard was back: "I could be a knight - oh, I already am," he joked.

From BBC • Oct. 23, 2025

Its brainy combination of jazz, classical, post-rock and dreamy synths could easily scare the most conservative faction of Latin Grammy voters — and that would be a grave mistake.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 30, 2025

And all those brainy public-school people Professor Garcia just mentioned?

From "The Smartest Kid in the Universe" by Chris Grabenstein