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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Kate Spade New York Liv Small Flap Crossbody Crossbody bags are clever hands-free options for traveling and running errands.
—Claire Harmeyer, PEOPLE, 26 Dec. 2025
Chinese manufacturer Unitree is really the one company with humanoids robots that are available enough and affordable enough for clever people to perform a security audit on them.
—IEEE Spectrum, 24 Dec. 2025
But Wags wants to show that many are honest, personable and clever.
—Ryan Murphy, IndyStar, 23 Dec. 2025
The premise, conceived by The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent co-writers Tom Gormican and Kevin Etten and directed, like that meta Nic Cage vehicle, by Gormican, is clever on paper.
—Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 23 Dec. 2025
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Claire Harmeyer, PEOPLE, 26 Dec. 2025
Chinese manufacturer Unitree is really the one company with humanoids robots that are available enough and affordable enough for clever people to perform a security audit on them.
—IEEE Spectrum, 24 Dec. 2025
But Wags wants to show that many are honest, personable and clever.
—Ryan Murphy, IndyStar, 23 Dec. 2025
The premise, conceived by The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent co-writers Tom Gormican and Kevin Etten and directed, like that meta Nic Cage vehicle, by Gormican, is clever on paper.
—Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 23 Dec. 2025
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“Clever.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/clever. Accessed 28 Dec. 2025.
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