- plural of savant.
savants
Example Sentences
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But one of California’s leading political savants, Paul Mitchell, has developed a helpful online tool to suss out the possibilities.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 1, 2026
It’s also a reunion with the songwriting savants Max Martin and Shellback, who worked on some of Swift’s biggest hits.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2025
“Oh, Mary!” is the kind of instant sensation that’s all too rare these days, one so undeniable it immediately breaks through the crowd of theater savants to a wider audience of curious patrons.
From Salon ● Jun. 9, 2025
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Giannis Antetokounmpo are two of the other three players averaging 30 points this season and neither of them are 3-point savants, either.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 19, 2024
Suppose a mysterious phenomenon without analogy and connection with any other; savants brought into its presence will declare themselves simply in a state of ignorance with respect to it.
From Outlines of a Philosophy of Religion based on Psychology and History by Sabatier, Auguste