How to Use cerebral in a Sentence

cerebral

adjective
  • He's a very cerebral comedian.
  • Reds that are leaner and more cerebral.
    — John Noakes, Hartford Courant, 12 Aug. 2025
  • That’s when cerebral spinal fluid flowed in and cleaned the pipes.
    — Breanna Draxler, Discover Magazine, 18 Oct. 2013
  • The less cerebral side of life is visible just across the street.
    — Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 9 Feb. 2026
  • By this point, Fripp was well-known for his cerebral nature.
    — Sam Sodomsky, Pitchfork, 11 Jan. 2026
  • Venus is calm and cerebral, content to stay out of the spotlight.
    — Chris Chase, For The Win, 9 Mar. 2018
  • Aquarius is known for being cool and cerebral, which can come across as aloof.
    — Katie Mannion, Peoplemag, 19 Mar. 2024
  • This may sound cheesy or not very cerebral, but weather matters.
    — Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 27 Jan. 2026
  • Sorkin’s humor is cerebral, all caustic wit and clever asides.
    — Meredith Blake, Los Angeles Times, 22 Dec. 2021
  • Its milieu is young and left-leaning, and its tone is dry, sharp, and cerebral.
    — Katy Waldman, The New Yorker, 19 Aug. 2020
  • Jones is a cerebral signal-caller with a quick release and a good arm.
    — Jim McBride, BostonGlobe.com, 26 Jan. 2023
  • The artist needs no cerebral middleman to move the motif from the world to the page.
    — Harmon Siegel, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2025
  • There is little room for a cerebral player who cannot move as quickly as his brain does.
    — Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 17 June 2026
  • The songs all fit together, even though some are danceable and some are cerebral and moody.
    — Frank Digiacomo, Billboard, 24 Apr. 2025
  • Hardy has often been known as a cerebral performer who knows his place in the wrestling business.
    — Jay Reddick, orlandosentinel.com, 25 Jan. 2022
  • Word is the trove runs cerebral, if these leaked looks at Virgil are anything to go by.
    — Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 5 Dec. 2025
  • Maher is more prickly and cerebral, which doesn't carry over as well.
    — Andy Hoglund, Entertainment Weekly, 29 June 2026
  • Which, in turn, leads her to make friends who appreciate her cerebral quirks.
    — Judy Berman, Time, 6 May 2026
  • The notes glittered in place, but the piece came across more as a cerebral design than as a living thing.
    — Alex Ross, New Yorker, 29 June 2026
  • Obama is calm and cerebral, in many ways the opposite of Rahm.
    — Lizz Schumer, Peoplemag, 2 May 2024
  • That’s part of the game is to be really cerebral and learning new key, new techniques.
    — Drew Davison, star-telegram, 15 Dec. 2017
  • Nile Rodgers has a cerebral warmth and emotion that comes out in his interviews.
    — Jennie Punter, Variety, 3 May 2024
  • Minich says the cerebral talents help out his physical skills on the gridiron.
    — Scott Springer, The Enquirer, 20 July 2022
  • Rather than lean into the chaos the challenge seemed to demand, Jane went cerebral.
    — H. Alan Scott, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
  • In the book, John suddenly dies from a ruptured cerebral aneurysm.
    — Kelsie Gibson, Peoplemag, 21 May 2024
  • While that may sound very cerebral, Salvino certainly hasn’t lost the fun of the game.
    — Lewis Bagley, Indianapolis Star, 12 Feb. 2018
  • The band does take a cerebral approach to music and has a lot of sonic ambition.
    — Gary Graff, cleveland, 31 Mar. 2022
  • Among non-fans, the band somehow gained a reputation as cerebral and chilly, but that’s far from the truth.
    — Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 14 June 2026
  • Needless to say, having Bong dig into some heavy cerebral sci-fi is about the best idea on this list.
    — Angela Watercutter, WIRED, 31 Dec. 2023
  • To be a white athlete is to be cerebral, a student of the game, a throwback to a different era.
    — Mike Freeman, USA TODAY, 3 Apr. 2023

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