inventiveness
- a word derived from inventive.
Example Sentences
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Like Zach Cregger with “Weapons” or Kane Parsons’ “Backrooms,” Barker built on the run-and-gun inventiveness of the sketch-group internet scene to helm a culture-shifting horror hit on a minuscule budget.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026
In both arenas, the breakthroughs come not from a state ministry but from the inventiveness of private enterprise.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 3, 2026
He added that Dahl's inventiveness came up in his children's books and the Bond screenplay.
From BBC ● Nov. 24, 2025
Working in recognizable horror subgenres, Byrne entices you with a familiar premise and then slowly teases apart the tropes, leaving you unsettled but also invigorated by his inventiveness.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 6, 2025
But people would have explored and adapted to most other areas quickly, once modern human inventiveness had developed.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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