intellect

Example Sentences

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How horrifying to think of all that capability and intellect, unmoored from a conscience.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 9, 2026

It was serious about the intellect but also playful, imaginative.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 5, 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

So for my annual holiday columna recommending great books about Southern California, I’m sticking to formats that lend themselves to easier reading — bite-size jewels of intellect, if you will.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 30, 2025

As a young man, I was unlike McCandless in many important regards; most notably, I possessed neither his intellect nor his lofty ideals.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer