Examples of brilliance in a Sentence
The professor was known for his brilliance.
the brilliance of a diamond
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McDavid's individual brilliance still hasn't, with Florida denying the Oilers a Stanley Cup for a second consecutive season.
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Andrew Greif, NBC news, 18 June 2025
The '80s and '90s were full of near-comebacks, false starts, flashes of brilliance under layers of confusion.
—Philip Martin, Arkansas Online, 15 June 2025
This explains Trump’s obsessive bragging about his brilliance and big hands, his weird belittling of the attractiveness of opponents’ wives, his admiration for oh-so-macho Elon Musk.
—Joan C. Williams
june 13, Literary Hub, 13 June 2025
There is too much brilliance to highlight at every level in California.
—Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2025
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Andrew Greif, NBC news, 18 June 2025
The '80s and '90s were full of near-comebacks, false starts, flashes of brilliance under layers of confusion.
—Philip Martin, Arkansas Online, 15 June 2025
This explains Trump’s obsessive bragging about his brilliance and big hands, his weird belittling of the attractiveness of opponents’ wives, his admiration for oh-so-macho Elon Musk.
—Joan C. Williams
june 13, Literary Hub, 13 June 2025
There is too much brilliance to highlight at every level in California.
—Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2025
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“Brilliance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/brilliance. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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brilliance
noun
bril·liance
ˈbril-yən(t)s 
: the quality or state of being brilliant
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