How to Use intelligent in a Sentence

intelligent

adjective

• He's a hard worker but he's not very intelligent.
• She asked some intelligent questions.
• And the intelligent man on the street is going to say that’s a bunch of baloney.
  — The Editorial Board, WSJ, 3 Oct. 2017
• The intelligent man on the street is going to say that’s a bunch of baloney.
  — Robert Barnes, Washington Post, 22 Oct. 2017
• That is a book about the caracara, which is a very intelligent bird.
  — Amy Sutherland, BostonGlobe.com, 8 June 2023
• The poor, some experts say, are less intelligent than the rich.
  — New York Times, 5 Aug. 2021
• But not even the most intelligent can solve that equation.
  — Chris Lee, Ars Technica, 14 Sep. 2017
• Then again, even intelligent aliens might be too busy or too shy to send messages to the stars.
  — Daniel Clery, Science | AAAS, 10 Sep. 2020
• And so, who would have thought that that leads to something that could be called intelligent?
  — IEEE Spectrum, 13 Apr. 2023
• Maybe not just more intelligent, but maybe even more wise.
  — Carrie Rubinstein, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2023
• Kitty was intelligent, but known to have a sharp tongue.
  — Erica Gonzales, ELLE, 23 July 2023
• Why do some of the world’s most intelligent people sign on for a lifetime of pipetting?
  — Joshua Rothman, The New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2020
• This number alone boosts the hope of finding intelligent life.
  — Meghan Bartels, Newsweek, 1 Mar. 2018
• But the rage and the sense of revenge or justice has blotted out most intelligent discourse.
  — Rebecca Ford, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Mar. 2018
• Icy is intelligent, friendly and driven by the need for speed.
  — Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Nov. 2022
• But making claims of intelligent life in other parts of the universe?
  — Jason Daley, Smithsonian, 10 Mar. 2017
• People were very sweet, very open, and there’s a lot of film lovers there who are very intelligent.
  — Ben Flanagan | [e-mail], al, 13 Sep. 2023
• And there are sincere and intelligent people on both sides.
  — Fox News, 28 Sep. 2018
• But the rise of intelligent machines means that could change soon, perhaps in our own lifetimes.
  — NBC News, 25 Aug. 2019
• No proper, intelligent attempt was made to ‘live with’ the virus.
  — Daniel Tenreiro, National Review, 21 Sep. 2020
• Watch this short video of an intelligent raven who can quickly solve challenges.
  — Alexandra Meeks, CNN, 21 Oct. 2022
• But the president is not a cautious or intelligent man.
  — Osita Nwanevu, The New Republic, 21 June 2020
• Too many subplots make the story feel cluttered and no more intelligent.
  — Monica Castillo, kansascity, 7 June 2018
• Jack is a very intelligent football player and a great leader of our defense.
  — oregonlive, 9 Apr. 2021
• Mary was an intelligent student, having the highest grades among students at both high schools at the time.
  — Christina Hyder, Laurel Leader, 22 June 2017
• Zuri is intelligent, feisty and easy to train, Simpson said.
  — From Usa Today Network and Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 25 Oct. 2022
• Nolan makes intelligent films and trusts his audiences to think for themselves.
  — Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2023
• Craig has a rugged charm and piercingly intelligent eyes, but isn’t prone to frippery.
  — Sophy Roberts, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Mar. 2017
• Why would two intelligent people, each of whom spoke the other’s language well, do this?
  — Douglas Hofstadter, The Atlantic, 30 Jan. 2018
• Blonde is no truer or more intelligent than a more openly sleazy rendition of this story.
  — K. Austin Collins, Rolling Stone, 17 Sep. 2022

Last Updated: 2 May 2024