intellect

Example Sentences

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So for my annual holiday columna recommending great books about Southern California, I’m sticking to formats that lend themselves to easier reading — bite-size jewels of intellect, if you will.

From Los Angeles Times

Her most prized possessions seem to be her intellect and work ethic.

From Salon

She is extraordinary in every way, yet the world demands that she dim her ability and treat her intellect as if it were an offense.

From Salon

Despite that, FDR was disdained by former Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. as having “a second-class intellect, but a first-class temperament.”

From Los Angeles Times

This suggests yet another reason to get the vaccine: It may protect your intellect.

From Los Angeles Times