intelligent

Example Sentences

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And they must seem intelligent without actually being enterprising enough to stand out from the crowd of near-identical films.

From Salon • Mar. 29, 2026

“It’s just really difficult to make any kind of intelligent decisions in that environment.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

"An intelligent student becomes an intelligent player. Ivo looked after what happened inside the white lines. Etienne, outside them. The family has always been very present and very clear-headed."

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

Ritchson, a former model and “American Idol” hopeful, is best known for portraying the powerful and highly intelligent leading man of Prime Video’s “Reacher.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 23, 2026

Forty years old, with a thick mustache and the posture of a flagpole, Liddy was known around Washington as intelligent, fiercely loyal, and something of a loose cannon.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin