How to Use cerebral in a Sentence

cerebral

adjective

• He's a very cerebral comedian.
• Those who man that position must be equal parts strong and cerebral, able to think on their feet and knock running backs off of theirs.
  — Nathan Baird, cleveland, 9 Mar. 2021
• Verlyn suffered a severe blow to her head that caused a cerebral hemorrhage.
  — Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 4 Mar. 2021
• Starting in late middle age, though, there does seem to be variation in which cerebral regions do the work.
  — Erin Blakemore, Popular Science, 9 Mar. 2021
• She was treated for a head injury that caused a cerebral hemorrhage and has been released from the hospital.
  — NBC News, 5 Mar. 2021
• Another is cerebral venous sinus thrombosis, where a clot forms in the brain's drainage system.
  — Elizabeth Cohen, CNN, 19 Mar. 2021
• But Frances, a tall, cerebral beauty, barely noticed his appearance.
  — Dorothy Wickenden, The New Yorker, 18 Jan. 2021
• Norman died of a massive cerebral hemorrhage on Feb. 4.
  — Jeffrey Meitrodt, Star Tribune, 20 Feb. 2021
• The ventricles carrying cerebral spinal fluid to her brain were too big, potentially taking up space where her brain needed to grow.
  — Keema Waterfield, Wired, 19 Jan. 2021
• One serious type of clotting event cited by Germany's health ministry was cerebral vein thrombosis, a rare stroke caused by blood clots in the brain.
  — NBC News, 16 Mar. 2021
• This hypnotic and deeply cerebral exploration is a seductive escape.
  — Washington Post, 11 Mar. 2021
• Sitting—that is, a lack of movement—affects vascular function (particularly in the legs), blood pressure, blood glucose, cerebral blood flow and inflammation.
  — Lydia Denworth, Scientific American, 17 Sep. 2024
• It’s all quite sweet and cerebral, and some of the effects are lovely.
  — Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 21 May 2022
• Buchanan embraces the cerebral side of sports and academics.
  — Akeem Glaspie, The Indianapolis Star, 20 Feb. 2022
• The cause of death was listed at the time as cerebral hemorrhage.
  — Jeff MacGregor, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 June 2023
• Tim is one of the cerebral Harvard guys, and Tracy's off-the-hook Brooklyn.
  — Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 9 Dec. 2023
• The differences were the most pronounced in the cerebral portion of the brain, known as the default-mode network.
  — Sara Novak, Discover Magazine, 19 Sep. 2023
• In 1995, the Cleveland Browns couldn’t wait to be rid of Belichick, who seemed distant and cerebral.
  — Don Yaeger, Forbes, 2 June 2021
• Obama is calm and cerebral, in many ways the opposite of Rahm.
  — Lizz Schumer, Peoplemag, 2 May 2024
• The music is the hope, and the lyrics are the cerebral take on something that might be darker or harder to swallow.
  — Lily Moayeri, SPIN, 12 Aug. 2024
• To be a white athlete is to be cerebral, a student of the game, a throwback to a different era.
  — Mike Freeman, USA TODAY, 3 Apr. 2023
• Jones is a cerebral signal-caller with a quick release and a good arm.
  — Jim McBride, BostonGlobe.com, 26 Jan. 2023
• This is not a class parable nor a cerebral Rorschach à la Jordan Peele’s Us.
  — WIRED, 16 June 2023
• His cool demeanor and cerebral approach to the game of golf has been beneficial to him as well as the rest of the team.
  — oregonlive, 15 Apr. 2021
• Soft-spoken and cerebral, Patrick Bailey is not one to seek out the spotlight.
  — Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 20 Apr. 2024
• Aquarius is known for being cool and cerebral, which can come across as aloof.
  — Katie Mannion, Peoplemag, 19 Mar. 2024
• Hardy has often been known as a cerebral performer who knows his place in the wrestling business.
  — Jay Reddick, orlandosentinel.com, 25 Jan. 2022
• Gilgamesh and Herodotus were among the cerebral choices that made the cut, among an eclectic crowd of others.
  — Washington Post, 27 May 2021
• The cause was a cerebral hemorrhage, said his wife, Kathleen Lacey.
  — Michael S. Rosenwald, Washington Post, 20 Sep. 2023
• Neon’s cerebral horror feature Cuckoo had to perform more than a few clever maneuvers on its flight path to theaters.
  — Aaron Couch, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 23 Nov 2024