wisdom

Example Sentences

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Amid this upheaval, he wanted to be sure that his son, Septimius, inherited the wisdom of the ancient Greeks—but doubted whether Septimius would have the patience to wade through a vast corpus of 1,000-year-old works.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

"Our analysis bridges ancient wisdom and modern science," said Han bixian, the first author of a review on the topic recently published in the Journal of Holistic Integrative Pharmacy.

From Science Daily • Jun. 7, 2026

McConnell, an appointee of Democratic president Barack Obama, said it was not his role to rule on "the wisdom of the government's policy choices" but to determine whether they "comport with the law."

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

"To create a community where we can actually live with other people who respect us and who recognise we have wisdom worth sharing is just an obvious thing to do."

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

As Krishna grew into a man, so did his strength and his wisdom, and one day he fought the demon and returned to rescue his parents.

From "Born Behind Bars" by Padma Venkatraman