How to Use cerebral in a Sentence

cerebral

adjective

• He's a very cerebral comedian.
• It’s all quite sweet and cerebral, and some of the effects are lovely.
  — Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 21 May 2022
• Buchanan embraces the cerebral side of sports and academics.
  — Akeem Glaspie, The Indianapolis Star, 20 Feb. 2022
• The cause of death was listed at the time as cerebral hemorrhage.
  — Jeff MacGregor, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 June 2023
• Tim is one of the cerebral Harvard guys, and Tracy's off-the-hook Brooklyn.
  — Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 9 Dec. 2023
• The differences were the most pronounced in the cerebral portion of the brain, known as the default-mode network.
  — Sara Novak, Discover Magazine, 19 Sep. 2023
• To be a white athlete is to be cerebral, a student of the game, a throwback to a different era.
  — Mike Freeman, USA TODAY, 3 Apr. 2023
• Jones is a cerebral signal-caller with a quick release and a good arm.
  — Jim McBride, BostonGlobe.com, 26 Jan. 2023
• This is not a class parable nor a cerebral Rorschach à la Jordan Peele’s Us.
  — WIRED, 16 June 2023
• The cause was a cerebral hemorrhage, said his wife, Kathleen Lacey.
  — Michael S. Rosenwald, Washington Post, 20 Sep. 2023
• Needless to say, having Bong dig into some heavy cerebral sci-fi is about the best idea on this list.
  — Angela Watercutter, WIRED, 31 Dec. 2023
• But most aren’t giving him much of a chance to beat Adesanya, one of the most cerebral and technical fighters in the game.
  — Troy L. Smith, cleveland, 2 July 2022
• The band does take a cerebral approach to music and has a lot of sonic ambition.
  — Gary Graff, cleveland, 31 Mar. 2022
• Bryce, a cerebral kid with a 4.3 grade-point average and Ivy League hopes, kept it simple.
  — Luca Evans, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2023
• What took the Palme d’Or at Cannes last month? — is only the first of many in a film that is at once cerebral and sublimely silly.
  — Michael O'Sullivan, Washington Post, 21 June 2022
• Apart from the game’s physical demands, the 5-foot-4 righthander enjoys the cerebral aspect as well.
  — Glae Thien, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Aug. 2023
• Minich says the cerebral talents help out his physical skills on the gridiron.
  — Scott Springer, The Enquirer, 20 July 2022
• But the combination of the clot-busting drug with lecanemab may have led to the cerebral hemorrhages.
  — Amanda Sealy, CNN, 4 Jan. 2023
• The circumstances of his death have long been debated, but his autopsy said the cause was cerebral oedema, the swelling of the brain.
  — Brendan Morrow, The Week, 22 Nov. 2022
• There are two more on Sunday: one more cerebral, and one more visceral.
  — Chris Richards, Washington Post, 8 June 2023
• McCowan is a cerebral player who wants to know what her teammates like to do.
  — Peter Warren, Dallas News, 20 June 2022
• The play itself, with its rhythmic, cerebral dialogue and its nude scene, scared him.
  — New York Times, 15 Mar. 2022
• And yet, his traits, work ethic and cerebral film study reassure the Cowboys of his value.
  — Jori Epstein, USA TODAY, 4 May 2022
• The jokes are long and demand patience, and sometimes the payoff is more cerebral than outright funny.
  — Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 22 June 2023
• Glanville is a cerebral guy who doesn’t talk over viewers’ heads, doesn’t yuck it up with non-jokes and, equally important, doesn’t yell.
  — Marc Bona, cleveland, 7 Oct. 2022
• Delta 8 eight gummies tend to provide a more body- focused high, while delta 8 eight tinctures can be more cerebral.
  — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 12 Oct. 2022
• In the end, its pleasures are rather cerebral, less a whodunit than a story about telling stories — and the omissions in hopeful service of a greater truth.
  — Washington Post, 5 May 2022
• The controversy was forgotten when cerebral Yul Kwon won the game.
  — Steve Helling, Peoplemag, 27 Sep. 2023
• The Jack Herer is a sativa strain that is known for its elevating and cerebral effects.
  — The Salt Lake Tribune, 8 June 2022
• Bass has a background in writing and dance, and over time her work has evolved from cerebral spoken pieces to intense durational art.
  — Kriston Capps, Washington Post, 8 Dec. 2022

Last Updated: 3 May 2024