Examples of brilliance in a Sentence
The professor was known for his brilliance.
the brilliance of a diamond
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Ivory Coast had the better chances across both halves but were pegged back by a brilliant Antonio Nusa strike, before Amad’s individual brilliance in the box — moments after a goal-line clearance to keep it at 1-0 — drew them level.
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Anantaajith Raghuraman,
New York Times,
5 July 2026
Volatile, quarrelsome, dogmatic, and sure of his own brilliance, Reinhold outraged patrons, amassed huge debts, and turned his eldest son into an exhausted workhorse.
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Jenny Uglow,
The New York Review of Books,
4 July 2026
But their brilliance in front of a crowd of 16,456 at 33,000-seat Cardiff City Stadium wasn't underlined by points.
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ABC News,
4 July 2026
Even with Messi’s ongoing brilliance, Brazilians still consider Pele the greatest soccer player of all time.
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Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
4 July 2026
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Anantaajith Raghuraman,
New York Times,
5 July 2026
Volatile, quarrelsome, dogmatic, and sure of his own brilliance, Reinhold outraged patrons, amassed huge debts, and turned his eldest son into an exhausted workhorse.
—
Jenny Uglow,
The New York Review of Books,
4 July 2026
But their brilliance in front of a crowd of 16,456 at 33,000-seat Cardiff City Stadium wasn't underlined by points.
—
ABC News,
4 July 2026
Even with Messi’s ongoing brilliance, Brazilians still consider Pele the greatest soccer player of all time.
—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
4 July 2026
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“Brilliance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/brilliance. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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brilliance
noun
bril·liance
ˈbril-yən(t)s 
: the quality or state of being brilliant
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