How to Use insightful in a Sentence

insightful

adjective
  • Her analysis of the problem was very insightful.
  • One of the most insightful quotes from the man who, in many ways, kicked off the hype.
    — Bernard Marr, Forbes, 15 Aug. 2022
  • This is part of the movie’s most insightful and moving strand.
    — K. Austin Collins, Rolling Stone, 1 Apr. 2022
  • All her books are well written, insightful, and full of joy and zest for life.
    — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Jan. 2021
  • Thanks to all my smart and deeply insightful colleagues who shared so many good ideas.
    — Betsy Atkins, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2023
  • At once ridiculous and insightful, this brief exchange strikes a chord with me.
    — Alex Chun, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 June 2023
  • Minsky is insightful but not droll.
    — Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 21 Sep. 2025
  • But Su’s comments, while insightful, are just teasers for now though.
    — Brad Chacos, PCWorld, 8 Jan. 2020
  • These reps are useful and insightful.
    — Ted Nguyen, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2025
  • Uh, but all my guests over 80 are my most insightful, most humbling guests.
    — Outside Online, 11 Feb. 2026
  • Galbraith is both insightful and droll.
    — Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 21 Sep. 2025
  • Maybe a humorous slice of life or an insightful take on issues of the day?
    — Ann Norman, cleveland, 23 Nov. 2021
  • Be more insightful about these people and their culture!
    — Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 7 Feb. 2026
  • Not to elicit pity but to share with them recognition that might be insightful in some way.
    — David Marchese, New York Times, 1 Nov. 2021
  • Some of the most insightful discoveries about the past have been found in caves.
    — Ashley Strickland, CNN, 28 Aug. 2021
  • Most of them were insightful and kind—but a handful were calling me selfish.
    — Anne Roderique-Jones, SELF, 8 July 2018
  • Write that insightful LinkedIn post.
    — Medhat Zaki, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025
  • This is rarely timely or insightful because the crowd is often wrong.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2023
  • An insightful piece from Bill Dwyre on the recent trends in the world of sports.
    — Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2022
  • But along the way, he’s been known for his alternately folksy and insightful quotes.
    — Jane Thier, Fortune, 30 Aug. 2023
  • The questions are so insightful and inspired me to do better.
    — Michelle Santiago Cortés, refinery29.com, 4 Feb. 2020
  • Taub creates a score that should be a keeper with melodies that linger and lyrics that are both witty and insightful.
    — Frank Rizzo, Variety, 30 Aug. 2022
  • But most insightful of all is the role played by that show's host, Christopher Walken.
    — Marco Della Cava, USA TODAY, 16 Jan. 2025
  • All three journeys are insightful, though Loewen’s is the most striking.
    — Karen Kaplanscience and Medicine Editor, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2022
  • And Klobuchar at all times was thorough, insightful and gracious.
    — Susan S. Carlson, Star Tribune, 21 Oct. 2020
  • Intimate and insightful, the book is also a love letter to his three moms.
    — Dorany Pineda Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 16 Nov. 2021
  • The different women in his plays, the way that we are portrayed is so insightful, true and pure.
    — Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Jan. 2023
  • Marshall is as dry and insightful as Hobbes is voluble and sharp.
    — Eric Zorn, chicagotribune.com, 21 May 2021
  • But Franklin is the more forceful and insightful critic of all the ways the county has gone astray.
    — U T Editorial Board, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 May 2026
  • But often these insightful gems are just left on our proverbial shelves gathering dust.
    — Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 4 Nov. 2025

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