smartest
Example Sentences
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Not even the industry’s smartest minds saw the Brewers coming.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026
In the Journal interview, Stanat said Deng was “a tech bro with no education experience whatsoever, but nonetheless certain that he’s the smartest guy in the room.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026
His teammates, however, backed him without hesitation, saying he was one of the smartest players in baseball and made the game look easy through hard work.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026
The clip is worth watching, and not just to marvel yet again at Vance’s ability to make idiotic statements in the self-assured tone of the smartest boy in the room.
From Salon • Apr. 1, 2026
In Kenya the students across the country are competing against each other all the time because advancement is limited to the smartest, hardest-working students.
From "Facing the Lion" by Joseph Lemasolai Lekuton and Herman Viola
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