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.
• 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
• 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
• All the other challenges are harder, and many are not amenable to human ingenuity at this stage.
  — Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2024
• The story of Graham Jackson is a timeless tale of American ingenuity, hard work and the cream rising to the top.
  — David Cason, The Conversation, 1 Mar. 2023
• In the past few decades, however, downtown LA and the east side have become the white-hot cradles of culinary ingenuity.
  — Devorah Lev-Tov, Robb Report, 24 Jan. 2023
• With no one to lean on for help, their success depends solely on their own ingenuity, skills, and will to survive.
  — Lauren Huff, EW.com, 17 Feb. 2023
• As a record of bravery and ingenuity in the face of organized terror, the book is invaluable.
  — Ron Charles, Washington Post, 6 Dec. 2022
• From his tiny kitchen, Hans was a magical cook who took pride in his ingenuity and high standards.
  — David Reamer | Alaska History, Anchorage Daily News, 30 Apr. 2023
• Through a series of installations, Kéré shows off African ingenuity and slays some myths along the way.
  — Anne Quito, Quartz, 14 July 2022
• Map out a plan and use your skills, intelligence and ingenuity to propel you to your comfort zone.
  — Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 6 Oct. 2024
• Attributing your successes to your own strengths, hard work, or ingenuity can boost your self-esteem.
  — Sherri Gordon, Health, 14 Sep. 2024

Last Updated: 18 Nov 2024