intellect

Example Sentences

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At the Candidates, one opponent tried to lead Sindarov away from the common lines that grandmasters tend to study, hoping that he could outwit the 20-year-old in a battle of instinct and intellect, not memorization.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

"Yuriy was very smart. She really won him over with her intellect," Nina said.

From Barron's • Feb. 23, 2026

This combination will make them much more productive and indispensable, turning AI into a force multiplier for human intellect.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 6, 2026

Neves Valente had an impressive intellect but often became frustrated, “sometimes angry,” about life at Brown, Watson said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 20, 2025

There are all kinds of power—gang-type violent authority, sports-type physical prowess and social prestige, material wealth and economic dominance, power that comes from leadership, intellect, scholarship, knowledge.

From "How It Went Down" by Kekla Magoon