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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.
Recent Examples on the Web
The buildings have been sensitively repaired and the site made accessible through clever manipulation of landscaping, avoiding the need for obvious ramps and handrails.
—Joanne Shurvell, Forbes, 19 Oct. 2024
The comedian also delivers clever criticisms of Taylor Swift, the 2023 Barbie movie and Netflix, where their previous stand-up specials — Nanette, Douglas, Something Special and Gender Agenda — are currently streaming.
—Raven Brunner, People.com, 17 Oct. 2024
Ingenious tricks and clever devices abound in Powers’s fiction, but never before with the provocative implications of the turn in Playground.
—Randy Boyagoda, The Atlantic, 17 Oct. 2024
Use Hemp Plastic and Recycled Materials In lieu of glass, my preferred weed-storing medium, there are clever hemp bioplastic companies on the market today offering a solution to weed’s single-use plastic problem.
—Lindsey Bartlett, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2024
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Joanne Shurvell, Forbes, 19 Oct. 2024
The comedian also delivers clever criticisms of Taylor Swift, the 2023 Barbie movie and Netflix, where their previous stand-up specials — Nanette, Douglas, Something Special and Gender Agenda — are currently streaming.
—Raven Brunner, People.com, 17 Oct. 2024
Ingenious tricks and clever devices abound in Powers’s fiction, but never before with the provocative implications of the turn in Playground.
—Randy Boyagoda, The Atlantic, 17 Oct. 2024
Use Hemp Plastic and Recycled Materials In lieu of glass, my preferred weed-storing medium, there are clever hemp bioplastic companies on the market today offering a solution to weed’s single-use plastic problem.
—Lindsey Bartlett, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2024
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“Clever.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/clever. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.
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