ingenuity

Example Sentences

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Sure, you need some ingenuity and some luck, and that five-year plan you’ve sketched out is adorable, but what you really need is an organization that runs more capably than an eighth grade carwash.

From The Wall Street Journal

Because of the war, young men are scarce and morale is dragging, so putting together a choir with the right range of voices will take some ingenuity, and an effort to breach the usual boundaries.

From The Wall Street Journal

But the third, about a Latino World War II pilot who bests a Yautja in a deadly flight contest, underscores ingenuity as being superior to any weapon or combat skill.

From Salon

In “The Origins of Efficiency,” Brian Potter reveals the role of human ingenuity in refining modern technologies.

From The Wall Street Journal

The idea was for him to bring that same ingenuity to New York—only with the benefit of unrivaled cash to spend.

From The Wall Street Journal