intellectual

Example Sentences

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North Africa was by then the Bible Belt of the late Roman West, characterized by intense Christian devotion and intellectual ferment.

From The Wall Street Journal

Under the terms of the agreement, Disney would oversee the parks’ design, license its intellectual property and provide “operational expertise,” as well as collect a royalty.

From Los Angeles Times

A Jewish intellectual was well-positioned to appreciate political freedom, to understand its fragility.

From The Wall Street Journal

And I think the sticking is because of the exploration, the real exploration, not just an intellectual “trying to learn a language.”

From Los Angeles Times

Her efforts to elevate Diogenes into the upper reaches of the Greek intellectual pantheon are ingenious but ultimately unconvincing and, at times, misleading.

From The Wall Street Journal