How to Use intellect in a Sentence
intellect
noun- She has a sharp intellect.
- We were required to read a book every week in order to develop our intellects.
- She is a woman of superior intellect.
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Degas, more an artist of the intellect than of the heart, takes more work.
— Brian T. Allen, National Review, 21 Dec. 2023 -
The force of her intellect and talent quickened the pace of the trees.
— Ryu Spaeth, The New Republic, 7 Aug. 2019 -
The late pope blessed the church and the world with his intellect and holiness.
— Nicholas Frankovich, National Review, 4 Jan. 2023 -
And that’s a real tragedy for a man with such a keen intellect.
— Michael Norman, cleveland.com, 11 July 2019 -
And my soul sends a message to my intellect, to my head.
— Ineye Komonibo, refinery29.com, 27 Aug. 2020 -
The answer to the first question might lie with that intellect Brees spoke of.
— Luke Johnson, nola.com, 28 June 2019 -
Maybe the judge presiding will have the courage and intellect to break up this cesspool of crime.
— Jason Fields, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024 -
Let your intellect lead the way and your charm win the hearts of those who can make your life complete.
— Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 5 June 2024 -
My intellect is very high in the ring and no one gives me credit,’’ Wilder said.
— BostonGlobe.com, 24 Nov. 2019 -
The football intellect of this trio showed through the first seven weeks of the season.
— Kelsey Conway, The Enquirer, 18 Nov. 2021 -
Of all the stuff ailing living in the land of the free, none is more dire than our crisis of intellect.
— Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer, 11 June 2021 -
So the labor of women expanded from the intellect to the body.
— Marley Marius, Vogue, 26 Jan. 2021 -
The biggest crisis in the country now is one of intellect.
— Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer, 19 July 2021 -
But there will still be others who have to rely on grit and intellect.
— Courtland Milloy, Washington Post, 27 Sep. 2022 -
Women are raised from infancy to chase the male gaze rather than the male intellect.
— Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2021 -
Now is the time to use all of our intellect, energy, and creativity to make the most of it.
— Todd Hixon, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2021 -
But she was struck by his passion, intellect and study of the social justice figures of the past.
— Emily Cochrane Jon Cherry, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2023 -
But she will also be remembered for the force of her intellect and drive.
— Richard Galant, CNN, 27 Mar. 2022 -
The whole address was strong and pointed, and stamped her as a woman of brilliant intellect.
— Merrie Monteagudo, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Feb. 2022 -
And her husband, Robert Rigaux, was a charming intellect who adored his wife.
— Hannah Morse, USA TODAY, 16 Oct. 2022 -
His intellect, and wit, are still intact and sharp as ever.
— Gretchen Cuda Kroen, cleveland, 17 Sep. 2022 -
For critics, Mr Pompeo’s most fateful recent move has been in the realm of the intellect.
— B.c., The Economist, 18 July 2019 -
As an actor, his instincts were spot-on, but his intellect would screw it all up.
— Stuart Miller, Washington Post, 30 May 2023 -
One reads him not only for his prose but also for the chance to observe a great and restless intellect.
— Matthew Continetti, National Review, 20 June 2019 -
During the debate, Trump questioned Biden’s intellect and bragged about the size of his rallies.
— Alia E. Dastagir, USA TODAY, 30 Sep. 2020 -
That’s a full time job for my for my limited intellect.
— Fortune Editors, Fortune, 22 May 2024 -
To date, there's no damning evidence proving that fluoridated water leads to any of the outcomes Kennedy mentioned, including loss of intellect.
— Erika Edwards, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2024
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