genius

Example Sentences

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But the best thing about Dickens’ novella is that it is simple yet effective, providing an extremely stable foundation for any mad genius to build upon with their own version of his legend.

From Salon

These children lived in the literal shadow of Florentine artistic genius: The building in which the Innocenti was housed is a particularly brilliant example of Romanesque architecture.

From The Wall Street Journal

Yet the insanity was where the true genius hid, because in many ways, I could believe it was real.

From Los Angeles Times

Despite her reputation in some quarters as a free-speech absolutist — a stroke of branding genius on her part — she is in fact an anti-speech activist.

From Salon

Morgan Rogers called boss Unai Emery a "genius" but the Aston Villa forward's beautiful mind on the pitch has been key to their best form in over a century.

From BBC