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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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The first was a clever deflection off the skate and the other was a shot off the post that made the in-arena staff blow the goal horn.
—Omar White, The Athletic, 4 Jan. 2025
The timing is also clever because one of the service’s biggest hits, Severance, is about to launch its second series.
—David Phelan, Forbes, 4 Jan. 2025
In a game that was delayed by a day because of a deadly terror attack in the host city, seventh-seeded Notre Dame (13-1) made enough big plays and got some help from a clever move by coach Marcus Freeman.
—Austin Knoblauch, Los Angeles Times, 3 Jan. 2025
Many of the artifacts are displayed through visual storage, a clever choice used to maximize space while also allowing for a more extensive array of objects to be exhibited.
—Costa Beavin Pappas, ARTnews.com, 3 Jan. 2025
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Omar White, The Athletic, 4 Jan. 2025
The timing is also clever because one of the service’s biggest hits, Severance, is about to launch its second series.
—David Phelan, Forbes, 4 Jan. 2025
In a game that was delayed by a day because of a deadly terror attack in the host city, seventh-seeded Notre Dame (13-1) made enough big plays and got some help from a clever move by coach Marcus Freeman.
—Austin Knoblauch, Los Angeles Times, 3 Jan. 2025
Many of the artifacts are displayed through visual storage, a clever choice used to maximize space while also allowing for a more extensive array of objects to be exhibited.
—Costa Beavin Pappas, ARTnews.com, 3 Jan. 2025
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“Clever.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/clever. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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