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In her desperation, Kraus had stumbled upon a sparky voice, at once brainy and risqué, hip and heartfelt; little seemed out of bounds.—Victor J. Blue, Harpers Magazine, 23 Nov. 2025 The musical tells the story of Tess McGill, a brainy young woman from Staten Island who lands a job as a secretary in the mergers an acquisitions department of a Manhattan brokerage firm.—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Nov. 2025 There’s also Pip, a brainy Border Collie who’d rather work a Rubik’s Cube than herd sheep, and Debbie, a Chihuahua sipping a raspberry mojito.—Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 21 Oct. 2025 That’s important because before the Enlightenment, few people recognized even the brainy basics.—Kevin Dickinson, Big Think, 19 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for brainy
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