- superlative of clever.
cleverest
Example Sentences
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“By combining the judgment of millions of people,” he writes, “the bond market is the world’s cleverest economist, its best political analyst, its most prescient corporate strategist, and its finest scientist.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
One night, the five decide to bestow their honorific on Ticky, whom they consider “the cleverest of us all because you can tell the exact time without looking at a clock.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
Another says Reeves "is normally the cleverest person in the room", and that she does not blag.
From BBC ● Mar. 9, 2024
The cleverest element is found at the bottom.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 1, 2024
The cleverest and oldest girl informed Samir that Stone Fist technique was for fists, but Samir taunted them all with a guffaw.
From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri
