wits

Example Sentences

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But when her real wits and intelligence come into place, it’s unbeatable.

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026

They've broken new ground and set new records, they've challenged the way of things in Scotland and have scared the wits out of the biggest guns.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

Readers will undoubtedly become better acquainted with the variety of American Christianity but will have to use their own wits to find patterns or hear harmonies.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 2026

I am reasonably educated, and at 64, I still have most of my wits.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 12, 2026

Malcolm wished he hadn’t told her about the man and the thing he’d dropped; if he’d had his wits about him, he could have pretended that he’d been looking for a friend.

From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman