How to Use brilliant in a Sentence

brilliant

adjective
  • She has a brilliant mind.
  • He pitched a brilliant game.
  • She gave a brilliant performance.
  • The most brilliant minds put it together the first time.
    Marcus J. Moore, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2024
  • And at the end of it all, the storm’s clouds bid adieu with an offering of a brilliant sunset.
    Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 17 Jan. 2024
  • To the most loving, giving, brilliant man on the planet.
    Jacklyn Krol, Peoplemag, 15 Sep. 2023
  • Shout out to Saturno too for the freestyle reemergence, which was brilliant too.
    Leila Cobo, Billboard, 2 Feb. 2024
  • Inflation aside, the start of the year has been brilliant for stock investors.
    Jeff Sommer, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2024
  • While a few very high bands of feathery clouds could zip by, skies should be a brilliant blue.
    David Streit, Washington Post, 14 Sep. 2023
  • Here’s a brilliant fourth-quarter drive against the Packers. Didn’t think that was good enough?
    Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 29 Jan. 2024
  • The opening scene is a brilliant feint of dislocation that sets the tone — and the din — of what follows.
    Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2023
  • The book follows Rex, who has a brilliant plan to help save his ex-boyfriend Aaron's struggling karaoke bar.
    Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 6 Mar. 2024
  • The brilliant aqua water below was as still and warm as a bubble bath.
    Samantha Falewée, Travel + Leisure, 1 Dec. 2023
  • Thankyou to all the brilliant people and creative minds who’ve helped us so far.
    Jem Aswad, Variety, 5 June 2023
  • Working from these samples, a skilled weaver used a Jacquard loom to replicate the brilliant red-and-white design.
    Robert Ross, Robb Report, 17 Oct. 2023
  • Kopech struck out 10 and didn’t allow a walk in that brilliant eight-inning outing.
    Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 24 May 2023
  • Dear Carolyn: My son and I are close, but my brilliant daughter has largely shut me out.
    Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 26 Jan. 2024
  • Then, Clayton Kershaw has one last brilliant start in him and holds Arizona to one hit in six innings as the Dodgers win, 4-0.
    Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2023
  • Sean Payton has done a brilliant job of turning the Broncos (6-5) season around.
    Steve Silverman, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2023
  • February 2024 is a great month for books, said a brilliant colleague.
    Bethanne Patrick, Los Angeles Times, 1 Feb. 2024
  • But now the nonprofit Save the Children has come up with a brilliant idea on how to address the country’s growing child care deserts.
    Sarah Cottrell, Parents, 7 Nov. 2023
  • John has a brilliant sense of humor, second only to his wife [Emily Blunt].
    Demetrius Patterson, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 July 2023
  • Set off this dip's brilliant color by serving it with blue corn tortilla chips.
    Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 2 Aug. 2023
  • And Anthony Molinari, who was in the scene, is just brilliant and so talented.
    Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 May 2023
  • South Carolina’s win also ends the brilliant college career of Caitlin Clark on a low note.
    USA TODAY, 8 Apr. 2024
  • To cap off a brilliant night of both batting and pitching, the South Carroll defense did not commit any errors.
    Joshua Davis, Baltimore Sun, 11 May 2023
  • For an everyday basic, grab the slides in white or black, or snag them in a tropical green leaves-print or brilliant sky blue for more oomph.
    Clara McMahon, Peoplemag, 28 May 2023
  • The family had brilliant old Cognac in the cellar and knew all the production secrets (the fabled French savoir faire), but sales had stalled.
    Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 19 Aug. 2023
  • At the high-frequency application of the crying tilt, Tina had this brilliant breakup that turned into a scream.
    Chris Willman, Variety, 27 May 2023
  • The previous days of heavy snow and wind gave way to one brilliant day of powder and abundant sunshine on Hovgaard Island.
    Melissa McGibbon, Travel + Leisure, 5 Mar. 2024

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