How to Use incisive in a Sentence

incisive

adjective

• She's known for her incisive mind and quick wit.
• Of course, the coach loves nothing more than clever, incisive passing, and that is the Spaniard's forte.
  — SI.com, 21 Oct. 2019
• That’s the kind of incisive statement that opens the door, but the series as a whole declines to walk through it.
  — Nina Metz, chicagotribune.com, 13 Aug. 2021
• It seems carved rather than molded, with hints of both the delicate and the incisive.
  — Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 11 Dec. 2020
• McVay has no incisive answers on what the Rams must to do break through.
  — Tim Bielik, cleveland, 9 Jan. 2022
• But perhaps more incisive than the statement itself is the way it is phrased.
  — Annalisa Merelli, Quartz, 24 Jan. 2020
• Perry had an incisive mind and was careful not to step on toes.
  — Luke Broadwater Philip Montgomery, New York Times, 23 Dec. 2022
• This is what makes The Book of Goose demand a careful, incisive reading.
  — Sarah Chihaya, The Atlantic, 26 Sep. 2022
• Come for the sharp, incisive analysis, stay for the banter.
  — Lauren Hubbard, Town & Country, 16 May 2023
• The first opportunity came on the hour mark after Doku's incisive run and pass found De Bruyne, who squared the ball across the face of goal.
  — Matias Grez, CNN, 2 July 2021
• One of the strongest features of the book is Goldberg’s incisive takedown of populism.
  — Daniel Griswold, National Review, 15 Sep. 2020
• The rapper Noname, who was born and brought up in Chicago, is one of our boldest and most incisive critics.
  — Amanda Petrusich, The New Yorker, 4 Dec. 2023
• Memes are made funny and incisive not just by their content but by their context.
  — Zak Jason, Wired, 21 May 2021
• At every stop, teammates and coaches spoke of his talent — he was named an All-Star nine times — and incisive knowledge of the game.
  — David Waldstein, New York Times, 1 Nov. 2019
• In that time, its voice moved from snarky to incisive (often both at once) and the scope of its coverage adapted to meet the current moment.
  — Maria Sherman, The Christian Science Monitor, 22 Jan. 2024
• One of the most incisive themes is the mashup of art, performance and politics in that volatile decade, the messy aftermath of the awful Reagan era.
  — Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2021
• Gorsuch is too distinctive and incisive a voice as a writer and legal thinker to fake it.
  — Dan McLaughlin, National Review, 20 Jan. 2024
• Her use of line became even more virtuosic, from skittery incisive marks to thick, juicy loops and swirls.
  — Steven Litt, cleveland, 3 Apr. 2022
• Krause also wants to keep the work of Ta-Nehisi Coates, one of our most incisive analysts on the issue of race in America, out of the hands of our kids.
  — Gilbert Garcia, San Antonio Express-News, 8 Jan. 2022
• In this incisive essay at Guernica, Traci Brimhall explores the human need to create art in a bid to process death and loss.
  — Krista Stevens, Longreads, 5 Feb. 2021
• Gabrielle Korn has always had a knack for asking the most incisive questions.
  — Gabrielle Korn, refinery29.com, 27 Jan. 2021
• Weir turned the game on its head in the second-half and provided a significant threat to the United goal with some sharp, incisive runs and neat footwork in and around the box.
  — SI.com, 7 Sep. 2019
• She’s a brilliant, incisive woman who, at every step of the way, has been a real partner and challenges me to be a better man.
  — Natalie Gontcharova, refinery29.com, 15 Dec. 2020
• In this, Obama resorts to the obvious rather than risking the incisive.
  — Washington Post, 18 Nov. 2020
• Over the past 18 months, the 44-year-old’s team have often looked every bit as incisive and potent as that description would suggest.
  — Joshua Law, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2021
• FC Cincinnati edged the play in the opening 45 minutes as its play featured more incisive runs and chances than did Minnesota's.
  — Patrick Brennan, Cincinnati.com, 6 June 2018
• The richness of eggs, cream and cheese, the sharp, herbal flavors of pesto, and the juicy, acidic qualities of fresh tomatoes form a combination that calls for an incisive white or rosé.
  — The New York Times News Service Syndicate, The Denver Post, 28 July 2020
• The result is incisive high frequencies that are crisp and detailed.
  — Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2021
• Without him — and without Deebo Samuel in the backfield — the Niners’ playcalling is bland and anything but incisive.
  — Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 29 Sep. 2024
• The series goes to some dark places in its exploration of the human condition, but always with an incisive wit that makes the series endlessly watchable.
  — Kevin Jacobsen, EW.com, 11 Sep. 2024

Last Updated: 13 Dec 2024