perceptiveness

Example Sentences

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Still, even that kind of perceptiveness and proximity to the top echelon are no shelter.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

The film, “Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain,” has received positive reviews: A film critic for The New York Times wrote, “With immense perceptiveness, Neville shows us both the empath and the narcissist” in Bourdain.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 17, 2021

These tactics involved information available to all players, so they were considered legal, relying more on perceptiveness than chicanery.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2021

It’s a far-fetched premise, as even Otis’s clients admit, but living with Jean has given him a specific skill set and perceptiveness, and somehow he and the show sell it.

From New York Times • Jan. 9, 2019

Of course I feared his perceptiveness, what he might have seen of me, or even possibly thought in his young mind.

From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee