brilliant

Example Sentences

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The operation is brilliant, but the explanation leaves much to be desired.

From The Wall Street Journal

‘It’s not a brilliant recording but you’ll get the gist of it.’

From Literature

“They’re brilliant, but he knows that we see fight sequences every day and wants to make them special,” Finn says.

From Los Angeles Times

However, even by the reigning PFA Young Player of the Year's own admission, Palmer is not yet operating at his fluid, brilliant best - with several mitigating factors contributing to that downturn.

From BBC

And there were the shooting stars, pops of brilliant gold against the midnight sky.

From Literature