How to Use brilliance in a Sentence
brilliance
noun- The professor was known for his brilliance.
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Not to say there weren’t hints of brilliance the rest of the way.
—TIME, 14 July 2024
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The thing that hits you is the brilliance of the drama of it.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 4 Nov. 2024
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The sheer brilliance of her work went over the heads of the panel of judges.
—Fidel Martinez, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2021
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That’s the brilliance of Chinonye to be able to do that.
—Margy Rochlin, Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2023
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On the flip side, the wrong glass can dull a stellar wine’s brilliance.
—Susan Choung, Good Housekeeping, 15 Aug. 2023
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This is the brilliance and the genius of working on a show like this.
—Marcus Jones, EW.com, 30 Mar. 2022
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Most other Porsches live in the glow of this car's brilliance.
—Dave Vanderwerp, Car and Driver, 5 July 2023
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That said, there are a few flaws dulling this bauble’s brilliance.
—Courtney Howard, Variety, 7 Feb. 2024
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Traces of the future brilliance are there, but not many.
—Jem Aswad, Variety, 26 Nov. 2021
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Pederson came out of the break with a strike of brilliance.
—Derrik Klassen, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2023
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All of the Mitchell brilliance brought the Jazz to a 21-point lead, which the Clippers came back from in the course of about 12 minutes.
—Andy Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune, 10 June 2021
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The touchdown catch wasn’t the last of Andrews’ brilliance.
—Childs Walker, Baltimore Sun, 2 Dec. 2024
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Step outside to drink in the light of the full moon, and you will be dazzled by its brilliance.
—Time, 30 Dec. 2022
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Was that a turning point for the Colts’ season or a brief flash of brilliance?
—Scott Horner, The Indianapolis Star, 21 Oct. 2022
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Milisuthando is full of brilliance, thought, and heart.
—Christine Jean-Baptiste, ELLE, 31 Jan. 2023
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After 40 years, will the chaos behind the scenes lead to brilliance or more mess?
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 14 May 2024
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Yet his back-to-the-basket brilliance is sometimes at odds with the drive-and-kick styles of Porter and Green.
—Michael Shapiro, Chron, 19 Oct. 2022
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His brilliance shined through, and so did the work of hair stylist Merylin Mitchell and makeup artist Lena Wright.
—Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 3 Mar. 2025
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Feel lucky to have known Stephen S. Thompson & bathed in his brilliance.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 1 June 2022
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Davis had flashes of brilliance through the first two quarters.
—Brian Haenchen, The Indianapolis Star, 14 Jan. 2023
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Freeland’s rocky first inning gave no hint of the brilliance to come.
—Patrick Saunders, The Denver Post, 8 Sep. 2024
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Sam and Sadie’s brilliance is rendered in broad strokes.
—Wired, 20 July 2022
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The Houston Rockets are no strangers to the brilliance of Steph Curry.
—Michael Shapiro, Chron, 21 Nov. 2022
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Berry and Valenzuela brought this piece to life with a depth and brilliance that was jarring.
—Luke Schulze, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 May 2022
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That might seem like a daunting premise, but the brilliance of Clean Slate lies in its format.
—James Factora, Them, 6 Feb. 2025
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But Apartment Life stands as a tribute to him and the brilliance of all involved.
—Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 5 Mar. 2023
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Three days that would have been captured with brilliance by the right camera.
—Outdoor Life, 29 Nov. 2023
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Some of the planets — like Venus, Jupiter and Mars — were relatively easy to spot because of their great brilliance.
—Joe Rao, Space.com, 27 Mar. 2025
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But the truth is, many institutions aren’t built to recognize our full brilliance.
—Ruhama Wolle, Glamour, 27 Mar. 2025
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