How to Use wizardly in a Sentence

wizardly

adjective

• But Kansas City still won the game, simply because their wizardly QB conjured a handful of unthinkable big plays when things broke down.
  — Andy Benoit, SI.com, 18 Sep. 2019
• But Hermione is the real role model—a thinker and a doer, someone who derives most of her wizardly power not by genetic inheritance but rather by endless study and practice.
  — Clifton Leaf, Fortune, 26 June 2017
• The wizardly motif was prevalent for a good reason; the Harry Potter series conveys a theme of resistance, one that's similar to the fight for change today.
  — De Elizabeth, Teen Vogue, 25 Mar. 2018
• Today regular people avail themselves of wizardly tools like smartphones to help inform decision-making around environmental impacts.
  — Mary Ellen Hannibal, San Francisco Chronicle, 12 Jan. 2018
• Thank goodness for Dave Grohl and his 30-second cameo as a weird, wizardly wolf man who transports Beckett to a speakeasy via portal, only to be abandoned by Mooney yet again.
  — Sophie Israelsohn, Billboard, 18 Dec. 2017
• But the most audacious display of assuredness came from Baez, the energetic and versatile Chicago Cubs infielder known for his wizardly glove work.
  — Billy Witz, New York Times, 15 Mar. 2017
• To begin wrapping your mind around Jacob Collier, the wizardly English singer-songwriter-arranger-producer, the place to start is not a recording or a music video or a concert.
  — New York Times, 11 Mar. 2021
• To Mathias’ rescue, again and again, is his down-to-earth yet wizardly agent, Max (frequent Desplechin collaborator Hippolyte Girardot, in ace form).
  — Sheri Linden, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2025
• Bands such as Yes and ELP were known for mashing up classical and rock music for their sound and for elaborate, theatrical stage shows, replete with willowy, wizardly outfits, spinning pianos and other grand gestures.
  — Mike Danahey, Elgin Courier-News, 11 Aug. 2017
• Yasuhisa Toyota, Gehry’s wizardly acoustical collaborator, is looking after the sonics; Craig Webb, the partner at Gehry’s firm who specializes in concert halls, is overseeing the design.
  — Alex Ross, New Yorker, 15 June 2026