How to Use brilliance in a Sentence

brilliance

noun
  • The professor was known for his brilliance.
  • Yet not even four years of sheer brilliance from him had cleansed everyone’s psyche.
    Andrew Beaton, WSJ, 26 Jan. 2022
  • The touchdown catch wasn’t the last of Andrews’ brilliance.
    Childs Walker, Baltimore Sun, 2 Dec. 2024
  • Did the Oilers coaching staff luck into Kulak’s brilliance when paired with Nurse?
    Allan Mitchell, The Athletic, 24 Nov. 2024
  • Don’t fear being different; let your imagination wander and your brilliance shine through.
    Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
  • Van Gogh’s brilliance becomes mystifying and his madness becomes an excuse not to look at his work more closely.
    Washington Post, 13 Jan. 2022
  • Hers was also a life that exemplified brilliance in every capacity.
    Jeff Truesdell, PEOPLE.com, 19 Jan. 2022
  • Fallout is the superstar standout; its fellow contenders failed to capture its brilliance (and, of course, the game experience).
    Matt Gardner, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
  • The anecdotes underscored Babitz’s brilliance and kindness, her uniqueness and wry wit, and her unyielding fervor to live life by her own rules.
    Amy Hubbard, Los Angeles Times, 18 Jan. 2022
  • The mere existence of a character like the Conductor, played with bug-eyed, Emmy-worthy brilliance by Petty, made my heart sing.
    Matt Brennan, Los Angeles Times, 13 Jan. 2022
  • Lee’s death at age 43 stunned the tech community, and fellow executives and engineers penned tributes to his generosity and brilliance.
    Chris Morris, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2024
  • Not to say there weren’t hints of brilliance the rest of the way.
    TIME, 14 July 2024
  • The thing that hits you is the brilliance of the drama of it.
    Katie Campione, Deadline, 4 Nov. 2024
  • That’s the brilliance of Chinonye to be able to do that.
    Margy Rochlin, Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2023
  • On the flip side, the wrong glass can dull a stellar wine’s brilliance.
    Susan Choung, Good Housekeeping, 15 Aug. 2023
  • This is the brilliance and the genius of working on a show like this.
    Marcus Jones, EW.com, 30 Mar. 2022
  • Most other Porsches live in the glow of this car's brilliance.
    Dave Vanderwerp, Car and Driver, 5 July 2023
  • That said, there are a few flaws dulling this bauble’s brilliance.
    Courtney Howard, Variety, 7 Feb. 2024
  • Pederson came out of the break with a strike of brilliance.
    Derrik Klassen, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2023
  • Step outside to drink in the light of the full moon, and you will be dazzled by its brilliance.
    Time, 30 Dec. 2022
  • Was that a turning point for the Colts’ season or a brief flash of brilliance?
    Scott Horner, The Indianapolis Star, 21 Oct. 2022
  • Milisuthando is full of brilliance, thought, and heart.
    Christine Jean-Baptiste, ELLE, 31 Jan. 2023
  • After 40 years, will the chaos behind the scenes lead to brilliance or more mess?
    Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 14 May 2024
  • Yet his back-to-the-basket brilliance is sometimes at odds with the drive-and-kick styles of Porter and Green.
    Michael Shapiro, Chron, 19 Oct. 2022
  • Feel lucky to have known Stephen S. Thompson & bathed in his brilliance.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 1 June 2022
  • Davis had flashes of brilliance through the first two quarters.
    Brian Haenchen, The Indianapolis Star, 14 Jan. 2023
  • Freeland’s rocky first inning gave no hint of the brilliance to come.
    Patrick Saunders, The Denver Post, 8 Sep. 2024
  • Sam and Sadie’s brilliance is rendered in broad strokes.
    Wired, 20 July 2022
  • The Houston Rockets are no strangers to the brilliance of Steph Curry.
    Michael Shapiro, Chron, 21 Nov. 2022
  • Berry and Valenzuela brought this piece to life with a depth and brilliance that was jarring.
    Luke Schulze, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 May 2022

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