inventive
Example Sentences
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The story itself is relatively easy to follow: a heroine travels through different realms in an effort to restore balance, all while audiences are treated to impressive choreography, elaborate costumes and inventive stage effects.
From Salon • Mar. 7, 2026
Andie’s disorganized but inventive, and that’s exactly the way she likes it.
From Salon • Feb. 28, 2026
Typical of Keaton’s inventive sound design, forest sounds, including birds chirping, are heard.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 7, 2026
It is a demoralising development for his opponents, who already had his dizzying combination of power, athleticism and inventive variety to contend with.
From BBC • Feb. 1, 2026
The most inventive solution to these questions was the simplest: it dispensed of code altogether.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
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