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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Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice is bursting with ideas that feel like clever marginalia on an otherwise familiar setup.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 27 Mar. 2026
Start off the sweet potato tempura ($18), Wang’s clever interpretation of the Cantonese restaurant staple honey walnut shrimp.
—Cesar Hernandez, San Francisco Chronicle, 27 Mar. 2026
Don't forget about the newer, more compact and much cheaper Lego Technic SLS set, only $60, also 'launches' with some clever Technic moving parts.
—Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 27 Mar. 2026
This clever design allows the fuel cell to maintain efficiency without relying on expensive materials.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 26 Mar. 2026
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Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 27 Mar. 2026
Start off the sweet potato tempura ($18), Wang’s clever interpretation of the Cantonese restaurant staple honey walnut shrimp.
—Cesar Hernandez, San Francisco Chronicle, 27 Mar. 2026
Don't forget about the newer, more compact and much cheaper Lego Technic SLS set, only $60, also 'launches' with some clever Technic moving parts.
—Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 27 Mar. 2026
This clever design allows the fuel cell to maintain efficiency without relying on expensive materials.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 26 Mar. 2026
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“Clever.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/clever. Accessed 29 Mar. 2026.
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