How to Use wisdom in a Sentence

wisdom

noun
  • She has gained a lot of wisdom over the years.
  • I fail to see the wisdom in doing that.
  • He had the wisdom to stop before he said too much.
  • He shared a valuable bit of wisdom with his daughter.
  • These stories offer plenty of wisdom to readers.
  • My own wisdom and that of all about me seemed insufficient for that day.
    Lauren Green, FOXNews.com, 2 July 2026
  • Aegon, for perhaps the very first time in this entire show, displays wisdom for once.
    Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
  • Your talent, your wisdom and your beautiful spirit lit up our lives.
    Clare Fisher, PEOPLE, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Has Nolan sent any words of wisdom down the pipeline for Imax 70-mm.
    Chris Stanton, Vulture, 3 Aug. 2026
  • When the dazed young woman reels off quotes from an obscure self-help book, her new acolytes take her words as gnomic wisdom.
    Guy Lodge, Variety, 31 Aug. 2026
  • For tactics are not tricks concealed, But wisdom sharpened on the field.
    Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 23 July 2026
  • Owls are a symbol of the transition between life and death and wisdom and knowledge.
    Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 18 Aug. 2026
  • The accepted wisdom in such cases is not to overreact, which could make things worse.
    Mark Sappenfield, Christian Science Monitor, 3 Sep. 2026
  • His music gives me chills, transmits cosmic waves of light, wisdom, and divine emotions.
    Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 21 July 2026
  • Her name supports an entire mythology built around bravery and wisdom.
    Sarah Scott, Parents, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Pair an experienced person with someone just starting out and then hope wisdom rubs off.
    Kent Merrell, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
  • Prevailing wisdom tells us rookie cards are the most valuable collectible.
    Chris Branch, New York Times, 7 July 2026
  • But Russert says wisdom can help the political news landscape.
    Jay Stahl, USA Today, 1 July 2026
  • And dad, thank you for your unconditional love, wisdom, and support through every stage of my life.
    Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 22 June 2026
  • Inspired by his wisdom, Zucker moved to France for two years to study with Gaulier.
    Deputy Entertainment, Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2026
  • The researchers came away divided on the quality of the science and the wisdom of the approach.
    Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 19 Aug. 2026
  • But formal mentorship isn’t the only way to benefit from the wisdom of those who came before.
    Brian Jenney, IEEE Spectrum, 2 Sep. 2026
  • That shift matters profoundly because in a world drowning in data, wisdom still needs a human hand to steer it.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026
  • In the film, the Challengers actress plays Athena, the Greek goddess of wisdom and war.
    Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 16 July 2026
  • For decades when someone found a lost pet, the prevailing wisdom was to take the dog or cat straight to a local animal shelter.
    Jen Reeder, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Your experiences and words of wisdom will be shared in installments of the newsletter.
    Danielle Douglas-Gabriel, Washington Post, 8 July 2026
  • In 2025, Cyrus shared some words of wisdom she’s received from her godmother.
    Giovana Gelhoren, InStyle, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Bring your wisdom instead of hiding it beneath distractions and disclaimers.
    Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 8 Aug. 2026
  • From a team perspective, the general wisdom is to sign building-block players for as long as possible.
    Max Bultman, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026
  • That's the kind of wisdom that takes a decade to build and one quarterly decision to permanently destroy.
    Karan Sharma, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026

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