Examples of clever in a Sentence
All of Laptsev went to stare at the bride-to-be—she was no beauty, but everyone could see that she was clever, sophisticated …
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Isaac Bashevis Singer, New Yorker, 29 Sept. 2003
… the three of them may give Gray Davis, who was too clever for his own good, his comeuppance.
—Garrison Keillor, Time, 25 Aug. 2003
Some thought he had no redeeming value whatsoever. A sociopath. A clever manipulator …
—Louise Erdrich, New Yorker, 2 Dec. 2002
Those who can't write poetry, write clever letters to the editor. Those who can't write clever letters to the editor, write angry letters to the editor.
—Matt Groening, Utne Reader, November/December 1987
The old lady was clever enough and he thought that if she had started from any of the right premises, more might have been expected of her.
—Flannery O'Connor, Everything That Rises Must Converge, 1967
Some cats are clever enough to figure out how to operate doorknobs.
That's the cleverest idea I've heard yet!
She found a clever hiding place for the letter.
Isaac Bashevis Singer, New Yorker, 29 Sept. 2003
… the three of them may give Gray Davis, who was too clever for his own good, his comeuppance.
—Garrison Keillor, Time, 25 Aug. 2003
Some thought he had no redeeming value whatsoever. A sociopath. A clever manipulator …
—Louise Erdrich, New Yorker, 2 Dec. 2002
Those who can't write poetry, write clever letters to the editor. Those who can't write clever letters to the editor, write angry letters to the editor.
—Matt Groening, Utne Reader, November/December 1987
The old lady was clever enough and he thought that if she had started from any of the right premises, more might have been expected of her.
—Flannery O'Connor, Everything That Rises Must Converge, 1967
Some cats are clever enough to figure out how to operate doorknobs.
That's the cleverest idea I've heard yet!
She found a clever hiding place for the letter.
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Charlie Davis Season: 46 Placed: 2nd If Q was the hurricane blowing through Survivor 46, Davis was a source of calm geniality at the center, constantly quoting Taylor Swift songs while obscuring his careful, clever gameplay.
—Ben Rosenstock, Time, 29 May 2025
The 76 gasoline brand, after all, evokes the patriotism of 1776 — a clever marketing ploy.
—Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2025
While these tools have safeguards and often refuse certain requests, clever phrasing can sometimes bypass those limits.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 28 May 2025
Thanks to its clever metal roller ball applicator and the patented lifting ingredient Inst'Tight, this formula doesn't compromise on efficacy.
—Denise Primbet, Glamour, 28 May 2025
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Ben Rosenstock, Time, 29 May 2025
The 76 gasoline brand, after all, evokes the patriotism of 1776 — a clever marketing ploy.
—Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2025
While these tools have safeguards and often refuse certain requests, clever phrasing can sometimes bypass those limits.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 28 May 2025
Thanks to its clever metal roller ball applicator and the patented lifting ingredient Inst'Tight, this formula doesn't compromise on efficacy.
—Denise Primbet, Glamour, 28 May 2025
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“Clever.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/clever. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.
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