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The brainy former rapper won an impressive victory in a 2018 contest for the rural NY-19 district.—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 10 Feb. 2026 Mulier is more of a brainy man.—Rachel Tashjian, CNN Money, 5 Feb. 2026 Deutch is as twinkly as ever, but the breakout is Ben Wang as an ambitious CAA receptionist, the brainy Scarecrow of the group.—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 1 Feb. 2026 The blend of brainy and base is typical Wallace.—Hermione Hoby, New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for brainy