perceptiveness

Example Sentences

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In all other respects, she is a creature of extraordinary perceptiveness to the world around her.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 6, 2022

The film, “Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain,” has received positive reviews: A film critic for The New York Times wrote, “With immense perceptiveness, Neville shows us both the empath and the narcissist” in Bourdain.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 17, 2021

For all Fleming’s perceptiveness in noting the antibacterial properties of the mold, he seemed to have not entirely grasped the true potential of what he stumbled upon.

From New York Times • Apr. 27, 2021

Even before germ theory, Defoe’s common sense and perceptiveness lead him to conclusions of which our chief medical officer would approve.

From The Guardian • May 1, 2020

Of course I feared his perceptiveness, what he might have seen of me, or even possibly thought in his young mind.

From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee