inventive
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Irving’s whimsically inventive “Sketch Book” of stories introduced Rip Van Winkle, the headless horseman of Sleepy Hollow and other timelessly folkloric figures to an eager readership.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 19, 2026
"David was an endlessly inventive artist, with a unique vision of the world," Farquharson said.
From BBC • Jun. 12, 2026
So the show, it’s just so inventive and fun in a lot of really terrific ways.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026
Indeed, his playing is as supple and inventive as ever.
From Salon • May 12, 2026
Berkeley’s ability to exploit its increasingly inventive faculty’s work stagnated under this lumbering regime until 1931, when Sproul met Frederick Cottrell.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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