intellectually

Example Sentences

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O’Herlihy was intellectually hungry — always probing new territory, questioning why things had to be a certain way.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 18, 2026

If not for this arch, prickly, but intellectually daring English lord, would Paine have summoned the resources to produce “Common Sense”?

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

The lower court combined that lowest score of 69 with a more holistic review to conclude that he was intellectually disabled.

From Slate • May 23, 2026

Not everyone has a job that is purely intellectually stimulating and can be carried into their senior years, but it helps.

From MarketWatch • May 13, 2026

But the truth was that Oppenheimer had no desire to return to Harvard, which as a student he had found intellectually stimulating but socially isolating.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik