How to Use brilliant in a Sentence

brilliant

adjective
  • She has a brilliant mind.
  • He pitched a brilliant game.
  • She gave a brilliant performance.
  • My time there was so brilliant.
    — Matt Donnelly, Variety, 12 Sep. 2025
  • There might be hope for a brilliant fall yet.
    — Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 21 Sep. 2025
  • April might end with a brilliant show of light.
    — Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 30 Apr. 2026
  • That’s what’s so brilliant about it.
    — Katie Campione, Deadline, 7 June 2026
  • That's what's so brilliant about him and his movies.
    — Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Jan. 2026
  • At least Dolan called him brilliant.
    — Ian O'Connor, New York Times, 17 June 2026
  • This is such a great scene with such brilliant actors in it.
    — Jordan Moreau, Variety, 13 Jan. 2026
  • Her laughter and her soft voice way more brilliant.
    — Manuel Muñoz, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2025
  • The home shirt was brilliant but this is even better.
    — Nick Miller, New York Times, 10 June 2026
  • Here are six of her most brilliant efforts.
    — Julie Hinds, Freep.com, 30 Jan. 2026
  • Some called him brilliant, others a con man.
    — David Hudnall, Kansas City Star, 16 Sep. 2025
  • That’s what the writers are so brilliant with.
    — Katie Campione, Deadline, 23 Apr. 2026
  • But not because his team is brilliant.
    — Henry Bushnell, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
  • The creative on that show was brilliant.
    — Shirley Halperin, HollywoodReporter, 1 Oct. 2025
  • In spring, the males wear their most brilliant colors.
    — Sheryl Devore, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2026
  • The leaves turn a vivid, brilliant scarlet-red in the fall.
    — Chris McKeown, Cincinnati Enquirer, 6 Sep. 2025
  • There’s some brilliant work made by women.
    — Alex Ritman, Variety, 22 Jan. 2026
  • The result made the process look brilliant.
    — Cj Moore, New York Times, 15 May 2026
  • The make-shift steamer move is brilliant.
    — Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Feb. 2026
  • The story of that was brilliant.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 9 Mar. 2026
  • That’s not as flashy as Venus but still quite brilliant and easy to spot.
    — Phil Plait, Scientific American, 9 Oct. 2025
  • Dinah’s brilliant-green eyes turned red.
    — Stephen King, The Atlantic, 15 May 2026
  • While a few very high bands of feathery clouds could zip by, skies should be a brilliant blue.
    — David Streit, Washington Post, 14 Sep. 2023
  • Then a plane of white under a brilliant, cloudless blue sky.
    — Danielle Parker, CBS News, 26 June 2026
  • Bergen felt less brilliant when the time came for her appearance.
    — Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 15 May 2026
  • The end product looks brilliant.
    — Matt Gardner, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
  • Her comedic timing is brilliant.
    — Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2026

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