brilliant
Example Sentences
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Their crushing victory, which Miller called “the most brilliant ever fought in South America,” sealed the fate of Spanish America.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
Edmund is said to be brilliant but we mostly get evidence of his pretensions and “annoying air of lazy authority.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
I had Dominic Calvert-Lewin in my Fantasy team and he should have scored a couple, while it took a brilliant goalline tackle from Lisandro Martinez to deny Ao Tanaka.
From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026
Former City midfielder Michael Brown said Silva was a "brilliant player" and described his performance against Arsenal in the Carabao Cup final as "infectious, clever and cute".
From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026
“The location where two brilliant young minds finally disproved the existence of the local legend, once and for all!”
From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy
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