intellectually

Example Sentences

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“He’s an intellectually demanding person to work for,” said Richard Brassington, who worked for Shamieh from 2012 to 2015.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

The majority dismissed Hamm as improvidently granted, sparing the life of the defendant, Joseph Smith, and rejecting Alabama’s request for freer rein to execute intellectually disabled people.

From Slate • May 23, 2026

But it always intellectually and psychologically felt it had nothing to do with the actual work.

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026

Not everyone has a job that is purely intellectually stimulating and can be carried into their senior years, but it helps.

From MarketWatch • May 13, 2026

The crowd may have agreed intellectually with McKissick’s response—that yes, blacks had suffered terribly under whites, but that all God's children were capable of redemption—but emotionally they backed Malcolm all the way.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson