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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—Sean Oates, USA Today, 13 Nov. 2025
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—Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 12 Nov. 2025
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Sean Oates, USA Today, 13 Nov. 2025
Unlike second-screen streaming options, these attributes encourage audiences to devote their full attention to one vivid piece of entertainment, as do the clever compositions and physical comedy that build extra jokes into frame after frame.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 12 Nov. 2025
Shark FacialPro Glow first impressions In short, the Shark FacialPro Glow combines exfoliation, extraction, and hydration in one palm-sized gadget, while its partner tool—the DePuffi—brings that post-facial sculpt and lift using clever hot-and-cold therapy.
—Shani Cohen, Glamour, 12 Nov. 2025
Anyone who knows the book will spot clever references woven through the storytelling — two little kittens on a guest’s socks, a floating red balloon, and a young boy in striped pajamas.
—Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 12 Nov. 2025
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“Clever.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/clever. Accessed 16 Nov. 2025.
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