savant

Example Sentences

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Those books imagine Holmes as a 14-year-old crime-solving savant.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 3, 2026

This hire is either a masterstroke that fuels the Trojans’ return to glory — or the point of no return for a head coach desperate to prove he’s not just a one-dimensional offensive savant.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 31, 2026

Young Jim showed an early gift for mathematics that bordered on savant territory.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 15, 2025

He’s a ridiculously proportioned savant who dribbles like a point guard, blocks shots like a center and puts up stat lines matched only by Hall-of-Famers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 21, 2025

After I was diagnosed as a savant, school got really hard for me.

From "The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl" by Stacy McAnulty