clever
Example Sentences
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A rewatch lends itself to the trifles peppered throughout Wineman’s clever script, but there’s nothing quite like the first time seeing his film transform from its humble beginnings to its jaw-dropping final act.
From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026
Stick with American stocks for the clever tech and cheap domestic energy, and overseas ones for lower valuations and a currency hedge.
From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026
Shashikala said: "Scammers are very clever, they use old people like us."
From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026
Perhaps this sounded clever in the pitch meeting.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026
Her mother had bright, clever eyes and a wide, funny smile; she looked happy-excited because it was the morning she went diving to investigate the contents of the blue whale’s stomach.
From "Nim’s Island" by Wendy Orr
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
