How to Use brilliance in a Sentence

brilliance

noun
  • The professor was known for his brilliance.
  • Not to say there weren’t hints of brilliance the rest of the way.
    TIME, 14 July 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
  • 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
  • But Apartment Life stands as a tribute to him and the brilliance of all involved.
    Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 5 Mar. 2023
  • Three days that would have been captured with brilliance by the right camera.
    Outdoor Life, 29 Nov. 2023
  • This is part of Baker’s brilliance: to ruffle feathers with the calmest of breezes.
    Sara Holdren, Vulture, 12 Sep. 2023
  • At least the album’s frequent brilliance is now clear with the gift of hindsight.
    Spin Staff, SPIN, 22 Apr. 2022
  • Part of the brilliance of Rhea Seehorn is that there’s a paradox at the heart of her performance.
    Fred Schruers, Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 2022
  • And that’s the brilliance of the hole — players can make anywhere from eagle to double bogey and flip the script.
    Adam Schupak, The Arizona Republic, 6 Feb. 2023
  • It’s the cutting that brings out its famous brilliance.
    Carol Besler, Robb Report, 17 Nov. 2022
  • That’s some of the brilliance of this offense: the Jazz are running so much stuff off the ball, and with a lot of space available in the paint and outside of it.
    Andy Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune, 19 Nov. 2022
  • Your brilliance will thunder, even if your voice quakes.
    Kyle Thomas, Peoplemag, 7 Apr. 2024
  • That is the result of the marketing brilliance of Isael Gutiérrez.
    Eric Fuller, Forbes, 6 June 2022
  • The ability to be productive in the frontcourt even without Hartenstein has largely been due to the brilliance of Chet Holmgren.
    Nick Crain, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
  • The brilliance of the aesthetic approach is further illuminated with a glass panel serving as the targa roof.
    Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 7 Oct. 2024

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