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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And horror gives you the jump scares, or even some of the comedy, with really clever storytellers giving you that feeling of getting under your skin.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 16 Dec. 2025
There is a fine line between stupid and clever.
—Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 16 Dec. 2025
On All in the Family, Danielle Brisebois Lash played the clever Stephanie Mills, the 9-year-old daughter of Edith's cousin whom the Bunkers take in.
—Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 16 Dec. 2025
These are the recipes that get saved the most—dips with cult followings, clever twists on classics, and crowd-pleasers that never seem to last long once set out.
—Maggie Meyer Glisan, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Dec. 2025
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Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 16 Dec. 2025
There is a fine line between stupid and clever.
—Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 16 Dec. 2025
On All in the Family, Danielle Brisebois Lash played the clever Stephanie Mills, the 9-year-old daughter of Edith's cousin whom the Bunkers take in.
—Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 16 Dec. 2025
These are the recipes that get saved the most—dips with cult followings, clever twists on classics, and crowd-pleasers that never seem to last long once set out.
—Maggie Meyer Glisan, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for clever
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“Clever.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/clever. Accessed 19 Dec. 2025.
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