Intellects
[ɪntəlekts]
Examples
- And yet some of the brightest intellects of the century have been engaged in devising means to accomplish the result, and all are not yet agreed as to which is the best way. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- Many of us are ready to grant that in the past men's motives were deeper than their intellects: we forgive them with a kind of self-righteousness which says that they knew not what they did. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- He is a brilliant fellow when he chooses to work--one of the brightest intellects of the university; but he is wayward, dissipated, and unprincipled. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- She has been domineered over hitherto by vulgar intellects. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- It was by no means his daughter's wish that the intellects of Highbury in general should be put under requisition. Jane Austen. Emma.
- It is a great question whether our intellects can grasp the subject. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- His quickness and versatility made him sought after by the best intellects of Europe. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- But Mr. Elton had only drunk wine enough to elevate his spirits, not at all to confuse his intellects. Jane Austen. Emma.
Editor: Omar