How to Use intelligent design in a Sentence

intelligent design

noun
  • Nothing is so tricky, and honors an audience so much, as the laying out of a careful, intelligent design.
    — Peter Marks, Washington Post, 21 Aug. 2019
  • Some people have a hard time believing such perfection can come to be without intelligent design.
    — Josephine Livingstone, The New Republic, 3 Dec. 2020
  • Roosegaarde believe the solutions to climate change start with intelligent design.
    — Robert Horn, Fortune, 6 Sep. 2019
  • In most cases, this appeal is invoked to give false equivalence to a concept like intelligent design, which lacks evidence.
    — Christie Aschwanden, Discover Magazine, 28 May 2015
  • The slugs’ felonious feat, known as kleptoplasty, is so remarkable that it’s been held up by creationists as proof of intelligent design.
    — Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 28 Sep. 2021
  • The intelligent design provides support from every angle with space to rest your chin or the back of your head without feeling like you’re being pushed forward during your flight.
    — Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 29 Nov. 2024
  • An intelligent design would coordinate the pedestrian crossing by perhaps making all four corners a go with no car traffic.
    — Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 1 Mar. 2024
  • Despite what early philosophers once thought, or what believers in intelligent design might suggest now, orchid flowers were not shaped by the hand of a divine power.
    — Steven Bedard, Discover Magazine, 26 Nov. 2019
  • Fortunately, the reference to intelligent design was removed before the bill passed.
    — Glenn Branch, Scientific American, 24 Jan. 2025
  • Crafted with durable materials and boasting an intelligent design, this sleeping pad guarantees a sound night’s sleep, no matter where the adventure may lead.
    — Kirsten Chanel Webber, Rolling Stone, 31 Oct. 2023
  • Popp and Cotton said evolution, creationism and intelligent design should all be allowed in the science curriculum.
    — Alia Malik, ExpressNews.com, 9 Feb. 2020
  • The maker says its intelligent design was developed after thousands of experiments.
    — CNN Underscored, 1 Nov. 2017
  • The intelligent design uses attaches to the rear triangle of the bike with simple silicone straps that tighten down over a large surface area for fast installation and removal.
    — Matt Beer, Outside Online, 2 Nov. 2022
  • This intelligent design optimizes its cleaning route for both efficiency and thoroughness.
    — William Mullane, USA TODAY, 1 Apr. 2024
  • The inconvenient truth about both of these explanations of the fine-tuning problem—intelligent design, on the one hand, and the existence of a multiverse, on the other—is that neither can be proved.
    — Alan Lightman, The Atlantic, 22 Mar. 2021
  • This bill will allow biblical creationism or intelligent design to be taught as a scientific theory in Arkansas classrooms.
    — Arkansas Online, 25 Apr. 2021
  • In past years, a handful of state legislators would typically introduce bills promoting intelligent design, apparently unaware of the legal risk that would expose schools to.
    — Benj Edwards, Ars Technica, 27 Feb. 2023
  • The French Academy of Sciences was so impressed by this optimal architecture that it was declared proof of divine guidance or intelligent design.
    — Sigal Samuel, Vox, 6 Jan. 2025
  • As routines shift and people look for more flexible ways to stay active, smart home gyms have stepped in—not just as convenient alternatives, but as serious tools built around personalization, data, and intelligent design.
    — Jason Phillips, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
  • There are political and religious reasons, of course, but history shows than neither politics nor religion require a creationist belief in intelligent design.
    — Jennifer Welsh, Discover Magazine, 23 Nov. 2010
  • But limiting discussion of evolution and removing references to its factual nature accomplishes some of the goals of the people who have promoted intelligent design.
    — John Timmer, Ars Technica, 23 May 2018
  • This evolution via ‘secular intelligent design’ could operate faster than Darwinian selection.
    — Martin Rees, TIME, 24 Apr. 2024
  • This hands-free robot vacuum (a must for any smart home) cleans floors and so much more—Terri recommended it for pet owners, as its intelligent design is specifically formulated for the fun messes only your furry friends can create.
    — Rachel Fletcher, Architectural Digest, 18 July 2024
  • But regulation that lacks intelligent design, fails to clearly frame the problem that’s being addressed, and does not account for how pieces of the whole fit together will lead to unintended consequences that will exacerbate existing issues.
    — Rita Numerof, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
  • Not surprisingly, the court ruled that teaching intelligent design was also an unconstitutional imposition of religion.
    — John Timmer, Ars Technica, 27 Feb. 2023
  • Henderson objected to the Kansas State Board of Education's proposal to teach intelligent design in public schools.
    — Taylor Wofford, Newsweek, 13 Apr. 2016
  • In Arizona last year, three of the candidates vying for state school superintendent wanted students to be taught intelligent design, the Arizona Daily Sun reported.
    — Olga Khazan, The Atlantic, 19 Sep. 2019
  • Teachers and administrators warn of a chilling effect, but there's little reason to think statutory mandates about discussions of race will be more effective than requirements that biology instructors give equal time to intelligent design.
    — Samuel Goldman, The Week, 14 July 2021
  • This Levoit air purifier is a Good Housekeeping Seal holder, thanks to it combination of value, performance and intelligent design.
    — Rachel Rothman, Good Housekeeping, 21 June 2022
  • Through a blend of high-power performance, intelligent design, and terrain-adaptive engineering, the brand addresses core user frustrations while elevating the overall riding experience.
    — Matt Emma, USA Today, 24 Oct. 2025

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