brainy
Example Sentences
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In 1978, the New Yorker called Keaton “one of the most comedically pure and brainy actresses in our midst.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 23, 2025
China’s advantage lies in the scale of its ambition, not only in the nation’s brainy tech hubs but also in areas such as Jingzhou, a city of five million people on the Yangtze River.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 25, 2025
Sir Stephen Fry lived up to his brainy reputation over breakfast, by predicting the chessboard was back: "I could be a knight - oh, I already am," he joked.
From BBC • Oct. 23, 2025
In a bright, charismatic performance, McCalla’s Elinor brings to life the character’s brainy charm and self-possession.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2025
“Mr. Rachpaul, you are a brainy young man, but there’s some things you’re keeping to yourself. Which is very dumb. I want to help.”
From "The Stars Beneath Our Feet" by David Barclay Moore
