brainy

Example Sentences

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But the opportunity to mentor Tien — a rising 20-year-old American with a brainy game and similar background — proved intriguing.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 10, 2026

In 1978, the New Yorker called Keaton “one of the most comedically pure and brainy actresses in our midst.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 23, 2025

What do you get for the brainy science lover who seems to know everything?

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025

Sir Stephen Fry lived up to his brainy reputation over breakfast, by predicting the chessboard was back: "I could be a knight - oh, I already am," he joked.

From BBC • Oct. 23, 2025

Ellie was the brainy Scarecrow, Benny was the courageous Lion, and Joe was the Tin Man, all heart.

From "The First Rule of Punk" by Celia C. Pérez