clever
adjective
mentally bright; having sharp or quick intelligence; able.
cleverly
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a word derived from
clever.
Example Sentences
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But with fight-week media commitments cleverly packed into the start of the week, Taylor has been given the space to get the tears and emotion out of her system.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
Now, on “Fifteen,” it arrives through a long, lovely and cleverly harmonized piano introduction by Mr. Iyer.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
While the subject matter on the spinoffs is lighter than the flagship show, Davies said they use the same veteran writing staff that creates the cleverly constructed clues.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2026
After Tom O'Sullivan's score, Beirne and Conroy struck to draw Mayo level, although a cleverly worked point from totemic Kingdom midfielder Joe O'Connor ensured Kerry held a slender advantage at the break.
From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026
Riefenstahl cleverly intercut long shots of the progress of the boats with close-ups of Bobby Moch and the other coxswains barking commands point-blank into the camera.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
