How to Use ingenuity in a Sentence

ingenuity

noun

• She showed amazing ingenuity in finding ways to cut costs.
• It will take considerable ingenuity to fix these problems.
• Throughout the castle, Gulley’s ingenuity with space can be seen in the very walls of the structure.
  — Shanti Lerner, The Arizona Republic, 12 Dec. 2021
• Anger will not solve a problem, but ingenuity, being true to yourself and following through with what matters will.
  — Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 30 Oct. 2024
• This ingenuity reinforces the idea that the machine was designed by Archimedes.
  — Tony Freeth, Scientific American, 15 Dec. 2021
• Part of the brothers’ success can be attributed to their dedication and ingenuity.
  — al, 11 Dec. 2021
• Incapable of ingenuity, today’s screenwriters praise themselves for being agents of change.
  — Armond White, National Review, 15 Dec. 2021
• Some might call it a bastardization, others might call it genius: a perfect union of immigrant food and American ingenuity.
  — Keith Pandolfi, The Enquirer, 5 Nov. 2024
• Much of the thanks for that goes to the researchers, pharmaceutical companies, and health care providers whose skill, ingenuity, and determination have been awe-inspiring.
  — Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Dec. 2021
• What Kids Like: Kevin's ingenuity saves the day and puts the baddies away.
  — Suelain Moy, Parents, 14 June 2024
• The Padres are in a far better spot to win because of the ingenuity Preller has flashed.
  — Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 May 2024
• Use your ingenuity and charm to get others to do things for you.
  — Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 7 Aug. 2024
• In the meantime, 2022 taught us that deals can still get done with some ingenuity.
  — Damian Garde, BostonGlobe.com, 28 Dec. 2022
• Of course, the Grabber makes for a suitable foil to Finney’s ingenuity.
  — Michael O'Sullivan, Washington Post, 22 June 2022
• So many chefs and farmers and home cooks have adapted to the challenges of the past two years with grace, ingenuity and a lot of struggle.
  — Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2022
• Our goal was to connect to the ingenuity and history of the Louis Vuitton brand.
  — Miami Staff, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024
• Once the lots are sold, how clients get their whisky home—and past customs—can involve some ingenuity.
  — Time, 27 Dec. 2022
• This comes down to erring on the side of ingenuity, entrepreneurship and sheer hustle.
  — Nicole Gull McElroy, Fortune, 13 July 2023
• Nothing pops for me; the sandwich feels weighed down by its own ingenuity.
  — Tim Carman, Washington Post, 27 Feb. 2023
• The researchers were startled by the ingenuity of the A.I. system’s answer.
  — Cade Metz, New York Times, 16 May 2023
• But through some good old-fashioned ingenuity, the tree — which can live up to 1,000 years — found its way to the vivarium.
  — Ted Glanzer, Hartford Courant, 3 Oct. 2022
• Hartford — There are stories of courage and ingenuity to be shared.
  — Deidre Montague, Hartford Courant, 26 Aug. 2022
• However, there’s a sense of toughness about the CX-T that attests to Beady’s ingenuity and many late nights.
  — Tim Pitt, Robb Report, 4 Feb. 2022
• In the next few years, we will be perceived more as the nation of brawn and bombs than ingenuity and innovation.
  — TIME, 9 Jan. 2024
• His favorite thing these days is to give tours of the museum to children, who are wide-eyed over the ingenuity on display.
  — Elizabeth Barber, The New Yorker, 24 Nov. 2022
• Look for unique ways to approach work, and your peers will acknowledge you for your ingenuity.
  — Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 17 Feb. 2024
• These simple tasty pleasures are part of our lives thanks in large part to the ingenuity of Black inventors.
  — Dorkys Ramos, Bon Appétit, 22 Mar. 2023
• Some of these ideas won't cost you anything, except for a little time and ingenuity!
  — Irene Richardson, Country Living, 10 May 2022
• By 1993, Lee’s ingenuity had paid off with a QVC deal and infomercials.
  — Erin Carlson, Los Angeles Times, 9 Aug. 2024
• Be forewarned, the ingenuity is only available at lunch.
  — The Bon Appétit Staff & Contributors, Bon Appétit, 21 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 12 Dec 2024