- plural of intellectual.
intellectuals
Example Sentences
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“From my point of view, sociology should be producing intellectuals who think deeply and insightfully about the world,” he says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 25, 2026
Otero Alcantara, a self-taught performance artist, sculptor and painter, rose to prominence in 2020 as leader of the San Isidro protest movement of artists and intellectuals.
From Barron's ● Jul. 18, 2026
Instead, she places Black Americans, Black intellectuals, and Black constitutional struggle where they have always belonged: at the center of the 14th Amendment.
From Slate ● Jul. 2, 2026
Coffin, the co-creator and voice of the Minions, was born in France to Franco-Indonesian intellectuals who only turned on the TV for old movies.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026
They think they’re being modern men, intellectuals, on account of their education, I suppose.
From "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini
