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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In a former life, this appliance may have doubled as tools used in his prior trade; however, the rapper—whose reputation for serving up hearty helpings of clever musings on the drug trade precedes him—remains intent on feeding the streets.
—Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 17 June 2026
The melee fighting is just as good as the clever gunplay.
—Gieson Cacho, Mercury News, 17 June 2026
Garlicky shrimp scampi, a clever Spanish cocktail, and more recipe recs from our Dear Bon Appétit column.
—Emma Laperruque, Bon Appetit Magazine, 15 June 2026
The extended sequence is a dynamic escalation of chaos and fear, and even features a clever bait-and-switch with some snoozing emergency med techs early on.
—Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 15 June 2026
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Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 17 June 2026
The melee fighting is just as good as the clever gunplay.
—Gieson Cacho, Mercury News, 17 June 2026
Garlicky shrimp scampi, a clever Spanish cocktail, and more recipe recs from our Dear Bon Appétit column.
—Emma Laperruque, Bon Appetit Magazine, 15 June 2026
The extended sequence is a dynamic escalation of chaos and fear, and even features a clever bait-and-switch with some snoozing emergency med techs early on.
—Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 15 June 2026
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“Clever.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/clever. Accessed 19 Jun. 2026.
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