cleverness
Example Sentences
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Mr. Cregger is a successor to Mr. Carpenter also, but with more comedic finesse and more cleverness, plus a facility for sinuous plotting.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
St Mirren character, St Mirren cleverness, St Mirren glory - all there in black and white and in fantastic technicolour too.
From BBC ● Dec. 14, 2025
“Influencers,” like its predecessor, was written and directed by the Canadian Kurtis David Harder, whose cleverness is as abundant as the body count.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 9, 2025
It’s so creative and clever, but it doesn’t lose its heart in the cleverness.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 16, 2024
Elizabeth admired her cousin’s cleverness and courage as he welcomed the men and gave them permission to search the house and grounds.
From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling
Vocabulary lists containing cleverness
"The Experiment" and "Superstition"
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