insightful
Americanadjective
Other Word Forms
- insightfully adverb
- insightfulness noun
Etymology
Origin of insightful
Example Sentences
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Warm and insightful, “Fantasy Life” is a low-key throwback to the talky city-dweller comedies of Nicole Holofcener and Noah Baumbach.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2026
Published in 1860, the book follows a quartet of bohemians in Rome, two European and two American, and stands as an insightful study of our national character.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 28, 2026
Bahuguna says the additional personnel brought insightful ways of reviewing companies, such as evaluating a company’s network effect.
From Barron's • Feb. 26, 2026
Given how many Premier League teams now look to defend City in a way that mirrors how Tunisia played on that day, the rest of his words become even more insightful.
From BBC • Feb. 19, 2026
In an insightful piece written for Harper’s magazine in June 1960, Lomax predicted that “this revolt, swelling under ground for the past two decades, means the end of the traditional Negro leadership class.”
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
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