egghead

Example Sentences

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And finally, they’ll be able to answer a question that Ivy League eggheads have been pondering for a century.

From The Wall Street Journal

However, she says it soon transpired "they weren't quite the eggheads we thought they were".

From BBC

Which is a reminder even to the eggheads that no one has ever won the Ryder Cup on a spreadsheet.

From The Wall Street Journal

Last, it essentially represents a bunch of elite eggheads saying “trust us, we’re different now” when no one trusts them.

From Los Angeles Times

“We had some real eggheads, and famously, they don’t watch comedy. Then you trample all over their favorite topic” and things can get tense, she says.

From Los Angeles Times