genius
Example Sentences
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Before he was hailed as a genius, Moylan grew up in Detroit as the youngest of six children.
Irving was a schmaltzy genius, and his depiction of Columbus as “a brilliant visionary, ahead of his time” was exactly how Americans were beginning to view their own country.
David’s genius as a narrator and propagandist was in choosing the most emotionally charged episode in a story and choreographing it to contrast the responses of the protagonists.
Watkins labelled his manager a "tactical genius" for a triple substitution and change of shape that turned the tide Villa's way.
From Barron's
"I'm very saddened that we won't have this genius… touring the world."
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
