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We’re then transported to the monochrome widescreen of the early ’60s, when brainy, awkward PhD hopeful Johannes (looking much less splotchy) is working on his dissertation, traveling by train with his grumpy mentor Dr. Julius Strathen (Hanns Zischler) to a conference at a ski lodge.—Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2024 Language designers are a magnificently brainy bunch, many with a reformist zeal for dislodging the status quo.—Sheon Han, WIRED, 23 Sep. 2024 Gibson does tell us that Carter’s greatest accomplishment in a life of prolific writing and scholarship was inspired by her intimate friendship with a brainy young woman, Catherine Talbot, who had written her a fan letter, and then blushed and smiled at her in church.—Margaret Talbot, The New Yorker, 15 July 2024 Redick is an assertively brainy former Duke star who had a decent 15-year career as a three-point specialist for six teams, including the Clippers.—Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for brainy
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