| 单词 | clever |
| 例句 | Perhaps you want to seem clever or kind or good-looking; presumably you don’t want to come off as cruel or bigoted. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z She was about to ask the little girl to repeat her name, but the clever child had been watching the other two and beat Penelope to the task. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z “Too clever, sometimes. He’s always talking back these days, raising his voice. He’s changed. He has so much anger in him now.” King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z I watched as the spoken words were written down to become like caged birds, caught forever by my clever baap. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z Work for a clever witch, and none was more clever than Xan. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z I am beginning to think it was one of her less clever ideas to call herself Kitty' Hawk in German. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z Later they assume it was a clever stunt. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z I just had to stay clever and strong and find something to eat. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “Do you think I can’t remember Little Sister? She had the heart of a mongoose. Brave and clever. She was the chief of all children in Kilanga, including her big sisters.” The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z And Books, the clever Volantene swordsman who always seemed to have his nose poked in some crumbly scroll, thought the dragon queen both murderous and mad. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Thinking that a clever assignment might help loosen them up, I instructed my students to write a letter to their mothers in prison. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z “Oh, a clever frog. ‘Give the gift to me.’” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Kate might be clever and quick as a fox, but she was a weary fox now, and one among hounds. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z The enmity ran deep between Shakaz and the king, and the girl was clever enough to know that. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “I suppose she was not clever enough to think of it.” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z J. S. Bach was probably the cleverest composer who ever lived, but he gave his performers almost no detailed instructions as to how they might play his sublime music. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z "Everyone has their reservations, naturally. You being from the coal district. But I said, and this was very clever of me, I said, `Well, if you put enough pressure on coal it turns to pearls!'" The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z "Your exhibition was so clever. I rooted for you because it was markedly different from the others. And because you made my sister so mad." The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Surely, her father would come up with a clever legal solution, Elizabeth had assumed. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z Her first resort was a black crepe de chine dress which, according to the dressing table mirror, bestowed by means of clever cutting a certain severity of form. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z “Wait, this kid created businesses related to school regulations? That’s pretty clever,” Stephen’s dad says, nodding. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z Margot doesn’t need it, since she’s naturally good, kind and clever, perfection itself, but I seem to have enough mischief for the two of us. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z District Court, Judge Roth had devised a clever way to desegregate the schools. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z But he still thought about him from time to time, and he said he had never met anyone more honest, or more clever, or more dependable. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z “If the squirrel were clever, it would hide among the taxidermy and hold very still, as if stuffed,” she thought. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z As he grew into his uncommonly clever mind, mere feats of daring were no longer satisfying. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z Though his departure for Rio would limit him to only a night’s stay, he liked the idea of meeting the people who did clever biological experiments about DNA. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z I remember being little and watching Sam milk Old Pru and admiring him and thinking how clever he was. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z She tried to boost our morale by suggesting clever strategies for getting into the Land of the Dead, but my heart wasn’t in it. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z Thus if the crux of the problem was to deduce an unusually clever arrangement of inorganic ions and phosphate groups, we were clearly at a disadvantage. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z “But you will, when the time comes. A new dawn is approaching, but you are very clever, very brave. You will not be blinded by his light.” Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z “And by you,” he said, “my little benefactor. I knew you were a clever one.” Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z “A pity. I once had a monkey who could perform all sorts of clever tricks. Your dwarf reminds me of him. Is he .a gift?” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “I overheard them. They said you made them think about things they hadn’t considered before. And that it was clever.” Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z At university, where Robbie discovered that he was cleverer than many of the people he met, his liberation was complete. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z “Mighty warriors go to seek a piggy! It is clever, wise Gurgi who finds her!” The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z “He says we can see him tomorrow. Ah! That’s a clever device.” A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “I don’t know. Them Easterners are pretty clever. I thought I’d go up and find out. Didn’t his wife just have a baby?” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z But in Guitar’s mouth it sounded clever, grown up. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z I am clever and can work my way out of any bad situation. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z “Our only chance is clever bargaining. Cliff trolls are cunning and ruthless, but their avarice can be a weakness.” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z “Naturally I do, but as I have already proven to you, I make mistakes like the next man. In fact, being — forgive me — rather cleverer than most men, my mistakes tend to be correspondingly huger.” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z She’s waiting for us to tell her how clever she is. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z No one knew exactly how many pies his thumb had explored, but it was known that he was a clever and comparatively rich man. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z He wasn’t merely an unsavory drunken brute, but an unsavory, clever drunken brute. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z But it seemed to him wise talk and he was rejoiced that his son was sharp and clever for the saving of money. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z And it’s obviously not as clever as I thought it was. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z Then I heard his van pulling up outside the house and I knew that I had to think fast and be clever. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Nealson was cleverer than I and he confronted me before I had a chance to confront him. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z “He’s clever. Cleverer than a dog or a camel, anyway. He understands what you say to him, and maybe he’ll find Dustfinger.” Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z A man who had two clever children—a boy and a girl—used to go to a place where he knew were succulent wild fruits to be picked. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z ‘You is not very clever,’ the Giant said, moving his great ears in and out. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “Go on. You deserve it for being so terribly clever. Despite the fact that no one uses gut strings in this day and age.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z The guard pats him on the head and tells him he’s a clever little Yankee. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z Among Garden City's animals are two gray tomcats who are always together—thin, dirty strays with strange and clever habits. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z In the jockeys’ room he orchestrated a string of clever practical jokes, sequestered himself in corners to pore over literature, and mystified his fellow jocks with aphorisms from Omar Khayyam and “Old Waldo” Emerson. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z “Clever, clever boy. Tricking the trickster. Well done.” Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z "It's beautiful. Classic really. And in almost perfect balance with your profile. She has very clever fingers," he says. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z Lyra wondered how she had ever, ever, ever found this woman to be so fascinating and clever. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z As though Bigwig’s angry impatience, Pipkin’s terror and the approaching dog were not enough to contend with, the cleverest rabbit among them had evidently gone out of his mind. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z “You’ll be one of a select band, of the cleverest, strongest, bravest creatures ever,” bragged the Bishop of Bath and Wells. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z “Our high school contestant will be Helen Spencer, who wrote a clever story called ‘Bucky and the Beaver.’” Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z The Serjeant thought himself clever, and smiled an awful smile in his spotted chops. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z He was the smaller of the two, a thin boy, but clever. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Then he would text the picture to Davies with something clever, like “So you found a snakeskin, huh? Why don’t you tell me the story again?” Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z I never told her that I loved her lasagna or that I thought her views on politics were clever. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z People stopped to watch as he sang: “There once was a ravel named Kvothe Whose tongue was quick at quipping. The masters thought him clever And rewarded him with whipping. ” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “It was a very, very clever game. We found it quite difficult. It took us hours to find you.” Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z It is hard to see how they can be related to their wild, clever, suspicious cousins. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z I amn’t clever, perhaps, and I may get into trouble when I am by myself, but when I was with Piggy she always knew what to do. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z “Hurt you? Why would I do that? I’m here because of you. You and your clever names inspired my birth. You’re almost like my dad.” The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z “Haven’t you learned anything from all those clever books of yours?” Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z There had to be a simple connection I wasn’t making, a sly reference that I still wasn’t clever or knowledgeable enough to catch. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z It had been all right as long they could laugh at me and appear clever at my expense, but now they were feeling inferior to the moron. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z As always, my passes at omniscience are absurd, but you, of all people, should be polite to the part of me that comes out merely clever. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z “That was pretty clever,” I admit to him as we head to the house. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z Gustavus Swift boasted about the clever use of animal byproducts: “Now we use all of the hog except his grunt.” A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Or the clever outsiders would come up with some grand plan to scuttle the citadel. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z “You there!” she called again, but Matt was too sly and too clever to respond. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z And how can I be a better fighter than myself, if she knows the same strategies I know, and is exactly as resourceful and clever as I am? Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z It is not easy giving a horse a drink out of a skin bottle, but Bree and Hwin were clever with their lips. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z “But an exceptionally clever student could take a book outside, thus bettering himself without fear of lessening his much-loved faculty of sight.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z They had doubtless heard of the clever desertion of the other crew. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z It was precisely the way a clever violinist would have used his bow; and the music came pouring out and filled the whole blue sky around them with magic melodies. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z In the end, Cleopatra—daring, clever, smart, rich, determined, and rash—wins. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z Too clever and too persistent for me, because by the end of our phone conversation, I had agreed he could come to our house just for a "chat." The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z It is a clever, treacherous adversary, how well I know. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Max was clever, the way he built this. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z Eleven years of age, yet Missandei is as clever as half the men at this table and wiser than all of them. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Cleopatra—daring, clever, smart, rich, determined, and rash—intended to win at any cost. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z He doesn’t belong to a species clever enough to split the atom but not clever enough to live in peace with itself. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Our extraordinarily clever pun on Ambrose’s surname was as close as we came to mentioning him. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z There were trained monkeys and clever starlings that had been taught to talk. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z On one side of it, printed by some clever method in jet-black letters, was the invitation itself—from Mr. Wonka. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964-09-12T00:00:00Z He knew jealousy when he saw it, and while Dorian was clever, he was just as bad as Celaena at hiding his emotions. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z “My dear James,” said the Old-Green-Grasshopper, laying a front leg affectionately on James’s shoulder, “I don’t know what we'd do without you. You are so clever. Ladies and gentlemen—we are saved again!” James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z “All the information you need is in the Thunderhead, if you’re clever enough to find it.” Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z It might be the clever thing to do, but cleverness did not win victories; the bright combinations rarely worked. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z I want to be like the other girls in my year who know how to do their own hair and make clever conversation. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z His carvings and furniture and clever constructions were in high demand on the other side of the Road, as well. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z My first mentor called me E’lir because I was clever and I knew it. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z How anyone can be so clever with his hands is a mystery to me! The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z “Admit it, you think yourself very clever because only you can read the Paper of Answers.” When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z His tree stood long after the clever young girl was old and no longer beautiful, and in a way, he became greater and stronger than he had ever been before. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z “Oh, here’s a clever one. Do you remember this question from the first test? It reads, ‘What is wrong with this statement?’ The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z “I’m sure you will, clever boy like you.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “They will so. I hear them talking: ‘Oh, the new boy’s so clever. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z “Did I?” he asks with a haughty condescension, as though she has shown herself to be less clever than he had hoped. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z I’m still around, but from here on in, for reasons I’m not at liberty to disclose, I’ve disguised myself so cunningly that even the cleverest reader will fail to recognize me. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z If this guy was so clever, why did he put the safe behind a painting? Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z "You ought to try Armstrong—quite a young man—but so clever—Pam had been to all sorts of people for years and he put his finger on the trouble at once!" And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z No matter how clever Scholar uprisings have been, in the end it comes down to steel against steel, and in that battle, the Martials always win. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z How clever of his captors: Escape would be very difficult in these. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z “Some phones are now below $200, encouraging the clever phones to spread beyond corporate users and into early adopters in the consumer market,” the article pointed out. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z “You are a clever boy, though somewhat too obscure.” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z She was being extra clever, she knew, changing the sex of the sufferer, just in case the healer had heard of the woman in the cave. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z But as he waited, pressed to the ground, he realized that Woundwort was too clever to be drawn. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z “Really?” said the ogre, and he chuckled to himself, as if he were extremely pleased with something he had done and thought himself remarkably clever. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z Lincoln was a clever, gangly, pugnacious, provincial lawyer. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z Having recognized the Gribley odor, this clever pig now knows something else about me. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z It may be more comforting to believe what the newspapers say, that the drop in crime was due to brilliant policing and clever gun control and a surging economy. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z “Am I supposed to tell you my name, or am I supposed to come up with something clever?” The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z The king then sent his youngest daughter to beg the dragon for mercy, and she was so lovely and clever that he was sure she would succeed where the others had perished. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z Notwithstanding that, he would have been lynched by the populace had he not been clever enough to give them the slip. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z “Well now! Our new student seems to be all manner of clever.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Either Mrs. Coulter did not know the boil of feelings that her simple words had lanced, or she was monstrously clever. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z “I’ve worked with other robots we have here—the simple ones. Nothing different about the Nestors except that they’re a good deal cleverer—and more annoying.” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z “He finds help. A clever talking squirrel. An old drunken swordsman. A mad hermit in the woods. That sort of thing.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Teams of clever creatures returned with robot parts of different shapes and sizes. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z “So the next thing to do,” he murmured, “is to play on Basta’s superstitions. What a good thing I gave him that little weakness. It was a clever move.” Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z From a germ’s point of view, they’re clever evolutionary strategies to broadcast the germ. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z “It was clever of you,” he said slowly, “to win the battle.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z A go-getter might have dreamt up clever ways of promoting the two unpopular titles, but I have no mind for business and considered staying awake to be enough of an accomplishment. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z It is all I can do not to knock him to the ground, but there’s no dispute he’s clever with words. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z She was a clever dog and her teeth were very sharp. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z The story was clever enough to have had by itself, in all probability, the desired effect; but Poseidon, the most bitter of all the gods against Troy, contrived an addition which made the issue certain. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z In his crazy way Sam Hamilton was clever. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z "You're cleverer than you smell, but I could not suffer that stench." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Old Mr. Lapham because he was so clever at his work. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z “You have to know. Tam Lin said you were too clever not to figure it out.” The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z François knew he was behind all the trouble, and Buck knew he knew; but Buck was too clever ever again to be caught red-handed. The Call of the Wild 1903-01-01T00:00:00Z “It is off-limits and guarded by vork. You are right that it is miraculous, wise and clever guest. It was brought here by Ghohg the Protector when he first arrived among us.” The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z She had felt clever to have thought of this explanation but Blaine shook his head even before she finished speaking and said, “That is so lazy, to use the Third World like that.” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Did she love him, or was she making a clever marriage, to gain his protection? The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Do you have to be particularly quick-witted or clever or light on your feet to play that scene? Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z And here is my command for you—a strict one, though you may need none, clever as you are. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z You know, clever and modest and brilliant and perfect, like that. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z I feign left and then land a clever slice to his side. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z “Very clever, aren’t we?” the English guy says to me at once. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z I’d forgotten how to put words together in a clever way, to be funny, to be interesting. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z We always got along well with the soccer team; they tended to be pretty clever with the jokes they’d play on us and were always appreciative of what we’d do to them. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z No clever speech would make Moss feel better. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Miss Kate decided that she was ‘odd’, but rather clever, and smiled upon her from afar. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z Perhaps this had not been such a clever plan after all. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Her husband told the story of the Waco man privately to Miss Mayblunt who pretended to be greatly amused and to think it extremely clever. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z I don’t have much in the way of money or worldly possessions, I’m not beautiful, intelligent or clever, but I’m happy, and I intend to stay that way! The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z Her name was Malka-e-Noor, and she was bright and determined, but I did not think she was nearly as clever as me. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z He was a clever, beautiful child, and though his elder brother would inherit the title and lands, he claimed all else—love, attention, laughter, praise—and he claimed it loudly. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Gertrude was jealous of her son’s company and spent many hours with him, laughing at his clever stories and hearing tales of his journeys. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z "You are a surpassing clever boy when you work at it, Bran. Have you ever thought that you might wear a maester's chain? There is no limit to what you might learn." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z “Here comes eager beaver Phil Resch back with his handy dandy portable little test. Isn’t he clever? He’s going to destroy his own life and mine and possibly yours.” Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z Too clever to waste away in that backwater, he said. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z There is always a way for those clever enough to fond it. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z “You’re my clever boy,” she said fondly, giving Matt an extra slice of apple pie. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Could it be that Snail was trying to prove that he was cleverer than he? The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z What would a girl like me from a small village have to say to such clever city people? Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z I had no idea what was going on, but this was not my dear, clever Harry. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z Cardan is clever, but it’s not a nice kind of cleverness. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z She’s much shorter than Henry, shorter even than June, with Henry’s clever mouth but their mom’s brown hair and heart-shaped face. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z If only they would prove bold and clever enough to find it. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z “They were very clever. They put it in one of the first places anybody would look, knowing quite well it was so easy nobody would ever think of looking there.” The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z A wry smile spreads on his face: he is about to say something clever. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z Brave Orchid, who had been a surgeon too, thought that her brother-in-law must be a clever man. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Aurelia had all the intelligence that her clever parents could bequeath her. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z They knew of course that she was "clever" because they had heard her being questioned by Miss Honey on the first day of term. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z Catherine was clever, but even a clever woman misses some of the strange corridors in a man. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z It’s a clever hiding place, but not foolproof. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z Alys was troubled by this, for she knew by now that the girl was clever, and filled with knowledge of many things. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z “Where do you live?” he blurted finally, then flushed because of all questions he might have selected this was the least clever. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z But he was a kind boy—clever, curious, and good of heart. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z They praised her for her precise way of speaking and her clever gestures when she danced and her lovely singing voice. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z ‘I thought I had been both careful and clever. I don’t know what Gandalf would say. Is all the Shire discussing my departure then?’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z He’s such a happy baby, and the way he is now, he will grow up to be “cleverer than I am.” Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z His father was beautiful and clever, his mother was short and mathematically sure. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Leave it to her to come up with such a clever and risky idea! The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z At her side, Fiona talked of her adored little brother and the clever thing he had said at dinner, while Briony pretended to listen and thought about Robbie. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z ‘I said a clever metalworker and you came back with this boy... this saucebox, who couldn’t do the work anyway, because he ...’ Johnny waited grimly for her to finish her sentence. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z “Mine friend, that Devil is more clever than he is thought by some; and he know when he meet his match!” Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z He was vague and not clever and always getting in a muddle. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z It takes a clever trick to do such an intricate calculation. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z "He was always clever, even as a boy, but it is one thing to be clever and another to be wise. I wonder what the years have done to him." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z She looked rather stupid when she smiled, but he had never required a woman to be clever. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z "That's a clever disguise so you don't know how valuable it is," he says. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z "You must be very clever to find a use for something that costs nothing," she said. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z He made it a personal crusade to visit shebeens regularly, and there, amid intense beer-drinking and boisterous talk, denounce Christianity as a “clever ploy through which whites sought to keep blacks forever slaves.” Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z But no, you had to be so clever about it and keep everything to yourself...” The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z I was, however, good, clever, composed, and firm, like him. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z “You strike me as a clever young lady. Surely you can find a way to skirt the rules?” Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z Her open, friendly, clever face looked back directly. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z “Maybe I could be folding towels when he comes in. He’ll think I’m so clever. I’ll get to them before his wife does.” The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Everything in the house was clever and beautified. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z In the evening, when there was nothing to do, we talked about the servants: who was clever, who was diligent, who was loyal. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z They're listening like Jessica is telling them the secrets of the universe, those funny, clever, precious secrets, the secrets that make them the chosen ones. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Nearly all warrens have an Owsla, or group of strong or clever rabbits—second-year or older—surrounding the Chief Rabbit and his doe and exercising authority. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z “It’s really clever for her dæmon to be a mole. How’d they know about moles?” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z He was clever and always kept his whiskers clean. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z She wished she had a heart of ice and a clever smile, not the trembling lips of a child whose father had been stolen away. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z He was far too clever to be captured by the likes of Mr. Poe. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z “If they have really got it,” said Hahn, “they have been very clever in keeping it secret.” Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z He always got up and tried again, but the champion of Sandiki was much too fast for him, and too clever, and much, much too experienced. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z She was only seven, but a clever girl. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He was not at all an unpleasant person really, but clever, quick, proud, passionate and ambitious. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Hare replied with a lie, but continued to sing about the doings of the clever hare, who was no longer thirsty and had clean fur. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z It's a pity he had not gone further, he was quite a clever man. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z "That wouldn't be too difficult for a clever witch." The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z There was one thing Cyrus did not do, and perhaps it was clever of him. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z “Something clever and resourceful that’ll shine a light on the person who wrote this note.” Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z I pillowed my head with my arm, and while I was trying to think of a clever response, I fell asleep. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z What makes us most different is that we are far more clever than even the cleverest chimp, and we have words. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z On each table there is a clever centerpiece—a little caravel with tissue sails and lighted candles for masts, a perfect souvenir for Mate. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Did he think that was a clever move? Monster 1999-01-01T00:00:00Z He smiled a lot, as if the world were a secret joke that only he was clever enough to understand. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Thinking what a clever bird he was, the thrush swooped down on the basket that had been left behind. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z He nodded to himself, hand still held against his lips, “Come back in four days. If you are clever enough to keep from tearing out your stitches, I will have you here.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “So. You two think you’re being clever, do you?” she said in her most biting voice, her breath coming hard and fast. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Their mother is calm and amazingly clever at carrying around two infants. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z “I will answer for it, that mine thinks herself full as clever, and would spurn any body’s assistance.” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z “I get wind of much misplaced criticism, by men as clever even as Burnham, because of impressions from incomplete work and undeveloped compositions,” he wrote. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z The Imp was clever enough to have conspired in his own escape. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Both nations scrambled to build more missiles and to devise clever, and lethal, ways of launching them at the enemy. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z “Why, what a splendid idea, Kehaar! How clever of you to think of it! You very fine bird.” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Quang-ha is clever enough to delete the first paragraph of the Mark Twain paper and go through the computer file and misspell a dozen words before he prints it out. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z “He was all sorts of clever with his lute.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z His cheeks flushed and he looked at the ground, preparing himself for whatever clever thing Lydia had to say. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z If I am very lucky—I mean if I am clever about it—I will get myself shot. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z “For far too long, Mr. Lemoncello has pretended to be a library lover when, in truth, this was all a clever publicity stunt so he could sell even more of his preposterous games!” Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z I also said that I cared about dogs because they were faithful and honest, and some dogs were cleverer and more interesting than some people. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z I cannot take the risk, because there is a risk since she is clever and I am not. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z Not in a “how clever to ball up like a bag of chips” way, but in that “you have disappointed me with your very being” way that teachers are so good at. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z Behavior that had seemed clever and precocious in childhood would have been considered uncouth in a young woman. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z Kamaswami came in, a supple, lively man, with graying hair, with clever, prudent eyes and a sensual mouth. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z It was a hand that said: I don’t have to work very hard and I’m too clever to have accidents. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z “Thank you for wanting to honor me with the truth, my son. It’s not clever but it’s more permanent.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Pumpkin had not been big and bold enough for a grenadier nor clever enough for a light infantryman. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z “He just wants to give us some hands-on experience,” said Hermione, immobilizing two pixies at once with a clever Freezing Charm and stuffing them back into their cage. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z "This of the soup, that was clever," the man Glover was saying. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z What a mess I have made of his beautiful Games with the clever ticking clock and the field of victors. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z “I doubt its being very clever myself,” said Mr. Weston. Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z “I love foolish things. And clever things. I love all the things.” The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z Mind you, the Headmaster was a clever fellow. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z I was just noticing how things were, and that wasn’t clever. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z “Basta said he’s next door to us, and a lock is no obstacle to your clever fingers.” Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z Elizabeth, who was very clever and artistic with her hands, started the costume idea by making herself a Nefertiti headdress out of a plastic bleach bottle with the top cut off. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Not that I stood much of a chance, surrounded as she was by all these clever rich boys in dark suits; me, with my clumsy hands and suburban ways. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z “So the fact that it’s called an arts center isn’t just a clever disguise.” Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z He talked often of how he could not go to university because he had to find a job to support his siblings, and how people he was cleverer than in secondary school now had doctorates. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z “I’m not smiling when I say it. I tell you that a clever, thoughtful, ambitious hairdresser wields a power beyond the comprehension of most men.” Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Be-fore I went to sleep I went over all the things I wished I had said to that immigration man, and some of them were incredibly clever and cutting. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z He stood proudly and saw this happen and he would not laugh when the clerks, who had scorned him before, now cried out, “Pretty characters the lad makes and he is a clever one!” The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z Once Joe recognized her as more clever than himself, it was a short step to the belief that she was more clever than anybody. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z The theory was much too elegant not to be told in person— individuals like Dorothy who were clever enough to understand its power immediately were much too rare. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z Had it been a cold, windy night, had he been clever, had we been in a city, I might have woken to find him leaning over my bed, more terrible in moonlight than ever before. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z They thought they were being clever with their name. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z He is clever, oh, so clever! he know that his game here was finish; and so he decide he go back home. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z "A clever fool and a foolish wise man." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z My mother, in her hurt, invaded, Korean way, would have counseled me to distrust him, this clever Japanese. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z “Did our stalwart adventurer have a mishap? Did his clever tongue finally betray him?” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z Redwall must be a veritable treasure house to a clever young fox. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z “So over here,” Rafe said, loudly enough for his coworkers to hear, “we have our finest assortment of slicer-dicers. They slice and dice. It’s not just a clever name. And over here—Are they gone?” Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z The man was too clever by half, a mocking smile never far from his lips. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z In one warren, the Owsla may be the band of a warlord: in another, it may consist largely of clever patrollers or garden-raiders. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z He didn’t say anything funny or clever, and, to be on the safe side, when he was talking to a prison official, whenever possible, he didn’t say anything at all. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z Moreover, he could not refrain from subsequently telling all who would listen how his clever new idea might set science ahead. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z “It’s a clever joke. Your Baba Haji made it from a common phrase. It says, ‘The thing that turns a lion into a little fox is need.’ Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z “I must say, though, that’s a rather clever ploy to get out of death, claiming to be my child.” Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z The fight infantry were the most active and cleverest men in each regiment. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z I had heard others do this before, and I enjoyed listening because sometimes they were quite clever and ingenious. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z How fortunate they were to fall in with this clever Señor Rosario. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z “Doing tricks is great! Okay? Breaking the rules is fun! But eventually you’ve got to do something besides being a clever little ugly.” Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z They were not large or fierce, like the bears and tigers that roamed the mountains, but they were known to be fiendishly clever. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z Yolanda, who was still as clever as when the mother had tried to persuade her that white was a better color than pink, was not convinced. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z “She’s the only female chieftain among the Tribes. One of the most dangerous women you’ll ever meet. Also one of the cleverest. Her tribe carries weapons to the Marinn branch of the Scholars’ Resistance.” An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z “You should get up. It’s dark and damp here, and our clever sons have gone off and left us.” The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z The boy was a clever lad and no doubt he knew there wouldn't be any after. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z “I think it’s amazing what you’ve been able to do. You must be extremely clever, and any Assistant Pig-Keepers who happen to be in this throne room might do well to pay attention.” The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z I warned Intelligence he wasn’t clever enough to be a double agent. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z Ethyne was sixteen at the time, and known throughout the Protectorate as a remarkably clever girl—quick hands, quick wits. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z “That was clever... There is a pair, I take it?” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z All his stories about work had the same arc: somebody would first underestimate or belittle him, and he would then end up victorious, with the final clever word or action. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z “Be good, sweet child,” she had written, “and let who will be clever.” Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “Don’t you think,” he inquired, as they were dressing up in the darkness, “that it was clever, the way I explained about our bein' here, I mean to drive the animal?” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z They were clever thieves and nothing I stored would be safe until I had built a fence. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z “Even the name of the wind was hidden from him by the clever machinations of his captors.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Instead it suggests that for a long time clever people who knew tricks that we have yet to learn used big chunks of Amazonia nondestructively. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Finally Florent said, “Okay, maybe it’s best you go inside now. Your uncle will think you are clever for finding your way back so quickly.” The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z Not so well born as him, but a clever woman. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z Justin is laughing at whatever clever text he just received and doesn’t even hear us. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z “The truth is that you don’t think a girl would have been clever enough,” said Hermione angrily. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z And he himself—where had he led them, with all his clever schemes? Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z “I can make you womanly. I can make you charming and worldly. I can make you clever.” Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z You can conceal all manner of interesting weaponry beneath it if you are clever, and a smaller assortment if you are not. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Knowledge of a law student’s test scores is of little help if you are faced with a classroom of clever law students. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z “A rabbit, I think. Very clever and quick—” “You had better be quick now yourself!” A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z “Don’t bandy words with this one, Lord Snow, she’s too clever for the likes o’ you and me. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Jordan Baker instinctively avoided clever shrewd men and now I saw that this was because she felt safer on a plane where any divergence from a code would be thought impossible. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z “It’s an annoying habit I picked up from a student who was too clever for his own good.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z I wonder what I was thinking, believing myself clever enough to be a spy in Faerieland. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z But they are clever mimics, and I have no doubt that they will soon be prattling away. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z “So the Death Eaters were able to pass from Borgin and Burkes into the school to help you.... A clever plan, a very clever plan...and, as you say, right under my nose.” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z Liz was funny and outspoken and clever, and I didn’t see how all that had changed, just because people were now calling her colored. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z The clever little rascal who had looked her in the eye and said, “But I really didn’t have a frindle with me—” that boy wasn’t in her class anymore. Frindle 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z That was clever of him,- the blood did not show so badly against the red cloth. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Penelope had never heard of Sherlock Holmes, of course, for in a fictional sense he had not been born yet, but she was a clever girl and no stranger to logic herself. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z Mr. Das would grow silent, for he couldn’t bear the thought of Mala’s clever fingers at work on Mr. Gupta’s saris. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z They are so clever at finding other ways to do their research. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z But the pigs were so clever that they could think of a way round every difficulty. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z “Prince Cardan’s got all the power. There’s no winning against him. No matter how brave or clever or even cruel you are, Jude. End this, before you get really hurt.” The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z We all had come up with things to say to Mr. Donnelly, bright and clever things. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “You know. At first I believed that project was quite useless, as you are sometimes quite useless, Alaric, but now I realize it was actually clever,” Jonafren said, and he opened his eyes wide. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z And people will think, Wow, she is really clever. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z Oh, the Stark woman had been clever, no doubt of it. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z The police were clever enough to detain a prisoner long enough for the wounds and bruises to heal, and often it was simply the word of a policeman against our client. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “This is also a good example of the power that a clever sympathist commands. Imagine what would happen if I were to throw this doll into the fire itself?” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z I hate being clever, thought the captain, when you don’t really feel clever and don’t want to be clever. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z He had a swarthy, clever face, a pointed beard and, Harry noticed, very long fingers and feet. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z Hare was given a heavy piece and as he carried it along he sang under his breath a song which told all about a clever hare who had fooled a stupid lion. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z People had no idea that viruses were cleverer than human beings, and thought they’d soon be a thing of the past. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z "A ship now, might have been wiser. No chance o' finding more men on the way, but still . . . clever man, he'd go by ship, but me . . . thirty years I been taking this kingsroad." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z How clever they’d thought themselves, but their disguise had done them no good! Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z Since my new friends and I never had any money, we devised what we thought was an extraordinarily clever way to ride for free. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z He and the other boys, the group he lived with, would be wrestling and joking, vying to be cleverest, or strongest, as they made their way together to or from the schoolhouse. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z And as Antain honed his skills and as his eye became clear and cunning and as his designs became more and more clever, so too did his renown increase. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z The bites faded before she even got dressed, so she had nothing to show her stepmother except cobwebs, which her stepmother thought was some sort of clever trick. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z The teachers were amused and entertained by my clever answers, my witty remarks, my smiling face and my critical mind. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z Had he been more clever, anchoring his skiff in the water, we might not have heard him. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z We will hear of other clever contraptions in our discussion below. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z That human beings have been clever enough to devise relativity shows that we think well, but I do not think we can boast about thinking fast. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “Yes—but as it happens, they are all of them very clever.” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z I remember thinking of something clever to say, but all I could do was squeak like a leaking balloon. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z "You will, though. Watch. The closer we get to the end, the more people will realize how clever you are." The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z “It seems that way to you because you Nexus-6 types are cleverer than humans.” Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z Charles imagined himself to be clever, handsome, and competent. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z "The way you changed my hair for my birthday party was just the start. You're clever. You passed my first little test." The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Would Hamlet consider the verse clever or merely forced? Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z “Of a book. Has there ever been a cleverer cricket?” The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z His clever hands built a well-boring rig, and he bored wells on the lands of luckier men. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z “A clever little adhesive from your friends over the river,” she explained. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “And here I thought you would have turned out to be so much more clever.” Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z And they are clever; anything that can be distracted from its mother is good. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z ‘I have to admit it’s a clever theory.’ The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z I could not take my eyes from the clever work. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z No wonder Matt had become such a clever manipulator and entrepreneur. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z "That's a clever beast," said Piggy, jeering, "if it can hide on this island." Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z There was no clever strategy in either camp; each rider wanted the lead immediately. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z “Your wits gave you away. There’s no one clever as a Kingslander, they say.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “The girl’s father was annoyed at his clever daughter, but he liked his grandchildren, so he forgave her.” A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Of all the ideas that Kennedy had thought up to fight bigotry, this campaign was easily the cleverest. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z Chet mentally crafted a series of clever texts as he walked through the woods with his stick and pillowcase. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z ‘I hope you will forgive me,’ he said, ‘if I tell you that human beans is thinking they is very clever, but they is not. They is nearly all of them notmuchers and squeakpips.’ The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z He is charming and cultured and clever—but opaque. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z “I won many times and was so lucky the others teased that I had learned the trick of a clever thief,” she said. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Spiders are very clever at weaving their webs, but needless to say spiders cannot write.” Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z I was clever, a burgeoning hero with an Alar like a bar of Ramston steel. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “How clever of you to think of it,” said the Praise Singer, holding his glass out for a refill. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z They were very clever children, too, and knew a lot about the world, which made other children envious. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z I am too clever and too hard to manage. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z ‘First stair’s past. Clever hobbits to climb so high, very clever hobbits. Just a few more little steps and that’s all, yes.’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Could this be a coincidence, or was it a clever warning? Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z “If he’s as clever as you say, he’s probably safe as houses.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “I hate to beat Kurtsinger,” Woolf said, “the cleverest jockey I ever competed against.” Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z “A clever mind is a friend of the devil,” he says, which I think is his way of saying I’m right. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z Since they were clever enough to use tools, I was surprised that they had not learned to make shelters. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z My brain feels frantic, but there's nothing clever or humorous or even disarming that I can think of to say. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z “I hear Brightbill is a very clever flier—I could use his help at the point.” The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z The collector, a clever criminal himself, would pay Glitts sixty million dollars for her, but wanted a guarantee that the police would never trace the theft. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z But it only said: “If you wish, Aslan—if you really mean—I don’t know why it should be me—I’m not a very clever horse.” The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z She would have to be clever to outwit him. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z But none of Elinor's clever books said a word about martens with horns. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z There has to be a clever way to turn the tide, but to my besieged brain there’s only one way out: the front door. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z “Excellent! How clever! I should never have thought of giving it a name like that.” The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z “I thought the same thing, Reshi. Being, of course, an exceptionally clever student.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “Biddy,” said I, “how do you manage it? Either I am very stupid, or you are very clever.” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z She was triumphant—a child pleased with a clever plan. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z After a while, clever tribesmen began to string number-words in a row to yield more numbers. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z If you are a clever falconer, you get your hawk on the wing quickly. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Then again, it’s easy to be clever when you’re holding a loaded weapon.” The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Tiger, the kitten from that terrible Christmas six years ago, was the fat and clever ruler of wherever they lived. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z This dame thought and acted like a man—only tougher, quicker, and more clever. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z It seemed to him that Blackavar was being clever at other people’s expense. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z “The idea of San Francisco being a cultural mosaic—literally a collage of different cuisines—is very clever. Technically it’s beautiful, and it’s executed perfectly.” Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z “Sí, sí, Capitán,” the clever Eduardo shouted back—even though he planned to obey only the first half of that order. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z The piece that Mr. Daniels says is the clever one. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z “How many of these do you have? You are definitely a naughty girl.”Click. Click. Very clever, I thought. “Why don’t you count them?” Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z This was a clever piece of groundwork on Henry’s part. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z “It was so clever of you,” she added, smiling at Taran, “to have the Huntsmen swallowed up in the bog, really quite well done.” The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z He came through without any bother, and Ruth said to him: “It’s only bending down like that. I’m sometimes not so clever at it.” Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z But here the language may be a bit too clever for its own users. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z Still, it was clever enough never to appear when Sass was about. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z He now regarded people in a different light than he had previously: not very clever, not very proud and therefore all the more warm, curious and sympathetic. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z Gopal always said that magicians who were interested in letting people know how clever they were were not really magicians. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z “And in all fairness, I am duly impressed with your skill. The lamp is tidily made. The sygaldry is quite cunning. The engraving precise. It is clever work.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Lincoln’s speech was a political as well as a literary tour de force, and what was really clever about it—not to mention cheeky—was that he used it, in effect, to game the Constitution. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z "Now there's a weasel clever as a goat!" the fool tittered. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z "Though your exhibition was quite enchanting and clever, I'm concerned. And I've spoken with the Beauty Minister." The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z The witty, clever lad that Lord Steffon had written of never reached Storm's End; the boy they found was someone else, broken in body and mind, hardly capable of speech, much less of wit. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “To our clever Jude, who made the Folk remember why they stay in their barrows and hills, for fear of mortal ferocity.” The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z “Very clever,” I tell him, “but there’s no ink.” Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z “The one called Davenport was pretty brusque. The other one—the Italian—was nicer, but he scared me. Didn’t say much, just listened. He’s much more clever than the other one....” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z "Ha, ha, ha! You'll never stop me, Dog Squad! I'm far too clever for your tiny, insignificant dog brains!" Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z The plump commander of the Stalwart Shields looked more like a scribe than a soldier, with his inky hands and heavy paunch, but he was as clever as they came. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Unless a group of little girls chanted some especially clever riddle, my mother, who distrusts people with public concerns, braggarts, went over to the quiet older girls with the dignified bows. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z He was good with numbers and clever with his hands and could build a comfortable bench for a tired Elder as quick as breathing. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z Moses, who was Mr. Jones s especial pet, was a spy and a tale-bearer, but he was also a clever talker. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z The clever ones took care to stay upstream of the latrines, but they were still downstream of the city. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z "Mya's a clever girl, and if she yows she will bring you safely to the Lady Lysa, I believe her. She has not failed me yet." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z “I bet you are a clever angel,” she says. The Unfinished Angel 2009-09-22T00:00:00Z In the summer of’27 he was seventeen, aloof, clever, and utterly singular. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z "Shove half-a-dozen cats into that Castle," I cried, "and they'll kill every mouse in the place in five minutes, I don't care how clever they are!" The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z I know what it is to say the clever thing because you don’t want anyone to know how scared you are. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z And when she’d say something she thought clever, she would laugh this phony laugh like she was doing you a favor. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z The work of teaching and organising the others fell naturally upon the pigs, who were generally recognised as being the cleverest of the animals. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z And the name was so clever that it stuck. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z Miss Turner said the eastern coyote is a clever hunter. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z For every clever person who goes to the trouble of creating an incentive scheme, there is an army of people, clever and otherwise, who will inevitably spend even more time trying to beat it. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z When church was over Mama Tataba took us back to the house, while the clever Reverend and his wife stayed behind to smile and shake hands and bask in the general holiness. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Here’s a thing about me: I have always been a complete and utter muttonhead for a clever boy, even when I’m half delirious with pain. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z ‘She said he was too old for me and she knows he’s too young for her, but he’s a clever smith and she’s going to hang on to him— come Hell and high water.’ Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z “It’s not often you get someone who is clever and beautiful and fond of sport.” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z “Victor can tell Esther that we fell off a bridge and she won't have to look for us anymore because we're dead. Isn't that clever, Prop?” The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z “What a clever idea. Well, then. Let’s go.” Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z Her shoulders, broader than mine, the capable clever hands. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Among them all the youngest was Elpenor—no mainstay in a fight nor very clever—and this one, having climbed on Kirke’s roof to taste the cool night, fell asleep with wine. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z “I knew he was famous, Grandpa Joe, and I knew he was very clever....” Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964-09-12T00:00:00Z “Maybe he’s not as clever as he thinks he is.” Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z Despite her arrogance, she was clever, and relatively kind, and somewhat charming. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Some boys found clever ways to get enough to eat. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z "You know," he said, "that's a clever idea of yours. I wonder—" And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z Since this trip will really help bring “World Literature” to life, I’ve got to think of a clever way to bring “American Literature” to life. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z In typical American fashion, bold innovations and clever ideas to meet the demand for illegal alcohol would ultimately impact American life forever. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z In his speeches he managed a clever mix of pertinent local issues and grand Maoist rhetoric, which sounded even grander in Malayalam. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “You thought Father Olufemi would be clever enough to orchestrate such things? You thought he could compel warriors to kill their own for nearly a century undetected?” Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z “We’re getting new operators in tomorrow—not nearly so clever as you, but promising. If I could put one in your care— let her work as a spare hand on one of your machines.” Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z “They moved,” now Leper was smiling, a charming and slightly arch smile, like a child who knows he is going to say something clever, “they moved like an engine.” A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z “You’ve nothing to fear. Bush Hill is now a respectable place. Your grandfather was a clever, kind man to bring you here.” Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z This test was devised by a very clever psychologist named John Bargh. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z Holmes did not think her so clever as to feign coma, but he held tight just the same. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z A black blindfold appeared over Phineas Nigellus’s clever, dark eyes, causing him to bump into the frame and shriek with pain. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z “Good, good! oh, you so clever lady!” said Van Helsing, enthusiastically, as he stooped and kissed her hand. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z All the things I had said, things that seemed so clever at the time, were in fact the worst things a fool could say. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z "I had never suspected you were so clever, Stannis. Were it only true, you would indeed be Robert's heir." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “If the man is you, I’d guess he would spin clever words and hope the question was forgotten.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Big Anthony was not the most clever buck in the village, but no one could say he lacked a sense for opportunity. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z “You people are easily confused by the look of things. I’ve had my eye on him for a while now. He’s cleverer than folk give him credit for. Always looking at things and asking questions.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z He spent wonderful hours with the clever, beautiful courtesan and became her pupil, her lover, her friend. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z “He would approve of your plans, Jane? I know they would be clever, for you are a talented creature!” Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z “Well, he did begin Ford Motor Company, but he didn’t invent the car. He perfected the moving assembly line, which was a very clever way to build a lot of cars fast.” Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z Being clever was when you looked at how things were and used the evidence to work out something new. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z “Very clever of you, sir, very clever, I personally would be utterly bamboozled by all those buttons and knobs,” said Dedalus. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z The toilet leaked for five years until a clever and handsome guest fixed it with a piece of chewing gum. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z The clever and extremely gorgeous chow chow with a recurring role. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z “You are even more clever than I could have hoped,” Hector says, not bothering to refute or confirm her musings about his colleague’s nomenclature. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z ‘Still, we are more clever than our youngest brother,’ they said. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Cal might have tried to go along if his brother had been more clever. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z I did not fear her revenge, for I did not think her clever enough to suspect that I had contrived the events of that night. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z I watched the door close behind her and wished I could have thought of something nice or clever to say to her. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z They might be cleverer than she was, or more sophisticated, and they were sure to know a lot more than she did about all the things that were important to girls of their age. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z The fingers of the sitar player traveled up and down the strings like clever mice. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z He had a fair tenor and reasonably clever fingers. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z When I told this to Father he said that Terry was jealous of my being cleverer than him. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z “When you know you are being taken advantage of,” Feklisov said, “you have every right to be clever.” Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z The problem with a clever escape was that it helped to have planned for it. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z Hodor twice as big, twice as strong, and half as clever. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “Very clever,” said Charles, pulling another silhouette card out of a book. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z A Martian, far cleverer, would say: ‘This is a fine picture. It came from the hand and the mind of a man inspired. Its idea and its color are from life. This thing is good.’ The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z Along the way, he rescued women and children and even men who weren’t as strong and clever. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z It must have been a trick, some sort of clever illusion. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z It is so elegant, so clever, that I almost laugh. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z And maybe not as smart and clever as the song sellers made out. The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z “Oh, Nhamo! Having a few periods doesn’t make you an adult. You have so much to learn—and you’re so clever.” A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z He did time for that, something neither he nor Mommy ever told us about, though I always wondered how a guy who seemed so unsophisticated could be so clever at checkers. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z It occurs to me that Mr. Bender is much more clever at finding information about Jenna Fox on the Net than I am. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z “As clever as she is beautiful,” I said. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z “That was clever of you, using the smell of your own food to lure that thing to your camp.” Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z The clever thing was to break the rules and stay alive all the same. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z The more that Lion roared, the more did Hare laugh and call out how clever he had been. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z “Princess Elia was a good woman, Your Grace. She was kind and clever, with a gentle heart and a sweet wit. I know the prince was very fond of her.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “You’re clever. We both know that. But you can be thoughtless. A clever, thoughtless person is one of the most terrifying things there is. Worse, I’ve been teaching you some dangerous things.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z But perhaps it was only that he was so clever that others thought him a god. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z A clever look, calculated to fall precisely at the midpoint between mockery and sincerity. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z Dinwiddie needed someone rugged enough to plunge into the wilderness, yet wise enough to deal with those clever French. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z So I went to my Class Dean with a clever plan. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z “Or such green hills or such a clever marten. But I know a lot about the kind of men you mean. They’re the same everywhere.” Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z “We can still use them. One was a woman. Meris. Send her back, as a... a gesture of my regard. If their captain is a clever man, he will understand.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “Would that Jude was just a bit less clever,” Taryn says under her breath. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z There was no clever repartee while he worked. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z And isn’t it clever how the maesters go by only one name, even those who had two when they first arrived at the Citadel? A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Yan Chang revealed this story in such a natural and lively way that I applauded her clever ending. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z “A clever slave deserves a clever master, and you lot all look like fools.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z She certainly was a lucky woman: a respected restaurateur, wife of a state official, and mother of the cleverest kid who ever lived. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z “How clever,” she said as she twisted off the cap. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z How clever he was and how perfect a gentleman. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z She was very clever and always was first in her class. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z It was not the death they deserved; it was not the right end of the clever track they had run. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z There were two beds pulled up to the ceiling through a clever construction of ropes and pulleys. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z I think of all my letters, all those memories and clever anecdotes, gone into the ether. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z “Well done, squirrel. Very clever indeed. I could use someone like you in my army. Somebody smart, with brains like yours.” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z “How marvelous. How awfully clever of you, Briony, to think of that. Did you really make it all by yourself?” Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z “You mean on the boat. I must say, Blackberry, you’re a clever fellow. I remember now that after we’d crossed that other river you said that that floating trick might come in handy again sometime.” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z “What a clever little thing he is,” said Mrs. Owens. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z “Sometimes the heroes in epics are assisted by eagle kings and clever monkey princes. But it’s been quite some time. The world is rusty at being dazzling, and so...here I am.” Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z This was a clever cipher, yet it was only the first step of Procedure 40. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z They must have been clever and determined and somehow found a way to make money from nothing. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z And then she would say something clever to him. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z “Well—but if any difficulties should arise, my housekeeper is extremely clever.” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z “I tried to think of a clever comeback like 'I’m sorry. Have we met?” Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z But I’d seen how clever he was at pawing through the snow to the tender grass below. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z “What a piece of nonsense we have made! With practice we might do something quite clever. Do you know Truth?” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z After thinking I had been clever—taking his water can to the pond, running to the cave and back—I had returned visibly carrying the knife and the milk can. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z For none of them, for all their clever tricks, had saved a village by wizardry. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z It wasn’t stone after all, but a clever imitation.The door revealed a dark passage going down into the earth. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “He’s a lot cleverer than we thought,” he observed. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z “She was young and clever and beautiful,” Widget continues. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z “Before you go, Antain. Why don’t you do us a favor, since we cannot entice you to apply your clever hands to the making of beautiful things, no matter how many times we ask?” The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z She never put herself forward, but kept her position respectfully equal with other people, and she did not say irritatingly clever things. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z All the animals nodded in complete agreement, and the cleverer ones at once began to learn the Commandments by heart. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z It may have seemed clever at the time, but after about the billionth time, it had grown old. Doing Time Online 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “I coaxed you into ladyhood, Ophelia. I taught you the ways of the court, and watched you grow into a clever and learned woman.” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z All of them, of course, were happy at the thought that they might marry a wife who had such a clever and unusual child. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z What Laila saw was the calm, self-assured face beneath the wig, the clever eyes, the pleasant, unhurried manners. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z Minerva and I giggled so hard, I started choking on a cashew, and the young man smiled away, thinking he had said something very clever! In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Of course, we needn’t resort to such clever examples to realize that how a question or statement is framed plays a big role in how someone responds to it. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z They just had to be subtle and clever about it. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z He thinks he’s in control, but he’s not clever and self-aware enough to stop himself from exploding. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z Maybe that was just Leones’s clever code for an escape hatch. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z “Really. You have some wonderful gifts. And your explanation of lonely and alone. That was clever.” Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z “There is always a way out for those clever enough to find it.” The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z “It’s a drawing of a pipe. Get it? All representations of a thing are inherently abstract. It’s very clever.” The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z “Apparently their grandmother was somewhat of an authority on steps such as these. The clever old mole would neither dig nor break them. Evidently she could turn the step over, once she had brushed it.” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Kids at school started expecting him to be clever and funny all the time, and even for a kid as smart as Nick, that was asking a lot. Frindle 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The cleverer ones were quite sure by now that at least some of the noises which came out of his mouth had a meaning. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z I was too exhausted to muster a clever reply. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z He did time for that, something neither he nor Mommy ever told us about, though I always wondered how a guy who seemed so unsophisticated could be so clever at checkers. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z As they began to snip, he searched his mind frantically for those clever probing questions. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z Her small, clever hands were covered with tiny cuts—Paper, probably, Antain thought—and dark smudges of ink stained each fingertip. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z Loki would say something, something cutting and clever and hurtful, but his life will have gone, and all his brilliance, and all his cruelty, and he will say nothing, not ever again. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z But then, if the horde were as clever as he was, there would be no need of a leader. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z “You’re ever so much cleverer and brighter than I am, Charlotte. I guess I was just trying to show off. Serves me right.” Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z “Well...why did Jackson tell him not to try to be clever?” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z And wouldn’t it be horrible and terrifying to discover that all of this was part of some great clever plan by the Martians to divide and conquer us, and kill us? The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z “Michaela, what a clever little girl you are! This is the Balanchine Nutcracker, performed by the New York City Ballet!” Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z But the girls were nimble-witted — far cleverer than we doltish lads — and would often confer among themselves and choose one boy, usually the plainest fellow, and then tease him all the way home. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He had been full of arrogance; he had always been the cleverest, the most eager—always a step ahead of the others, always the learned and intellectual one, always the priest or the sage. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z Aenys was older, cruder, and more clever—a commander, not a swordsman. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Promise or no promise, he could not find it in him to trust Lord Petyr Baelish, who struck him as too clever by half."You have something for me?" A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Free samples were proving a clever way to get the customers to eat more. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I’m out of clever things to say, I’m afraid. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Of course, we say that the child is six weeks old or nine months old instead—a clever way of getting around the fact that the baby is zero. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z I wrote a long report saying why I liked Buddenbrooks, and came up with as clever a list of negatives as I could. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z He was neither clever nor sensitive, but he was loyal—stubbornly sometimes, and even annoyingly and stupidly so in later life. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z He is clever and cunning and resourceful; but he be not of man-stature as to brain. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z Bouts of fighting will last the whole day, broken up by bardic performances, a few feats of clever magic, displays of archery, and other skills. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z “A clever lord, you. Ghost’s the better choice. I don’t have the teeth for biting wildlings anymore.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Chances are he’s a lot cleverer than I am; chances are he’ll see me coming. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z “I wouldn’t have known that if you hadn’t told me. I think you’re probably cleverer than Mrs. Coulter.” The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z Confident that he was clever, resourceful, and bold enough to escape any predicament, he was almost incapable of discouragement. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z "You're clever, all right. But a common dunce all the same." The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z “Runako was so clever! After we left Zimbabwe, her headmaster sent a letter to our village. ‘I have spoken to the nuns at the Catholic school,’ he wrote. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “So many clever riddles as there used to be when he was young—he wondered he could not remember them! but he hoped he should in time.” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z She may rely too long on Athena’s gifts— talent in handicraft and a clever mind; so cunning—history cannot show the like among the ringleted ladies of Akhaia, Mykene with her coronet, Alkmene, Tyro. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z “I think he’s too clever by half,” said the Mellower’s mother. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z The Horner girls were clever young women, well-read and educated, with promising intellectual futures. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z He was clever, and cared about school as much as I did. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z When Ralph had wriggled into this he felt secure, and clever. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z He performed a clever experiment in which a single drop of white liquid, like cream, was shown not to lighten perceptibly the contents of a great pitcher of dark liquid, like wine. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Meaning, she made a lot of “clever observations” about people behind their backs. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z It was calculated and clever, putting an unknowing young apprentice in the middle to blame later, if necessary. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z She had all the knowledge then of a grown person, she’d enter into conversation with men and women as clever and full of tricks as someone of eighteen. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Relaxed, sitting in an armchair with his legs stretched out in front of him, he was alert, well rested, quick with a laugh or a clever reply. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z I struggled to come up with anything clever that would make her need to keep talking to me, looking at me and my socks, so we wouldn’t have to hurry to her class. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z “No, he was cleverer than you,” said Harry, “a better wizard, a better man.” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Lucky Strike always said there was a fine line between clever and stupid and laughed his head off every time he said it. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z It was a clever trick and required a deft hand so as not to spill any of the porridge. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z But he was persistent, and more clever than his father. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z “I suspect Trip has a pair of clever dice or an equally clever skill which probably extends to cards as well. I thank you for your timely warning, but a knack is something else entirely.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z For him it was enough that the count was willing to join him in a game of chess or dominoes, that he was clever and friendly and never asked to borrow money. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Montez teaching everyone how to read after lights out, coming up with clever ways to remember the more complicated stuff. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z I’m pleased with myself for being so clever. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z Moreover, Naomi was a sister of England’s most clever and eccentric biologist, J. B. S. Haldane. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z Over the course of Ember’s history, various clever people had tried to invent a movable light, but all of them had failed. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z “How can I have hung round with you for five years and not think girls are clever?” said Harry, stung by this. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z “Madame, the most kind, the most amiable are not always the cleverest.” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z “Did they even use their magic to find her? I thought that Dobrynya was supposed to be the cleverest man alive!” Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z That is a very difficult thing, even for clever girls. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z If you went to the nearest curiosity shop you might find some clever copies of the furniture which it was supposed to contain. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z “Because I am much older, much cleverer, and much less valuable,” said Dumbledore. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z His mentor was clever, but old, so it wouldn’t take much at all to hurt him. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z “Tortured and sent off to be used as a lab specimen—dear God. That lovely, clever girl. I may as well—I am wretched. No, you’ll not hang.” Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z She was “not clever,” but was fond of using her hands and felt at home with machinery. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z She wasn’t as clever as Annabeth, or as good at problem solving as Leo. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z “Gurgi, too, wants to stay as he is—bold and clever!” The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z Possibly the cup of tea was Dudley’s idea of a clever booby trap. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z “She really is clever, Barbatos. May I take her powers, pretty please?” Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z “With clever men and women from the outside world,” Sparrow added. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z I’m smart enough to see what’s coming, and clever enough to turn it my way. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z A nagging doubt crept into Calder’s mind: Could Mrs. Sharpe be so clever that she had framed herself? Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z The dwarfs shrugged, and believed themselves to be extremely clever in their fortress by the sea. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z “Someone half clever might dub you Pitch or Scuttle, ill-favored names. Or Slate, a sedentary name. Heaven forbid you end up Blackie, that’s an ill-fitting name for a prince like you.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Guilt digs its claws into me, but if I go home, confessing my lie before figuring out some astonishingly clever next steps, I’ll be under total house arrest until I turn eighteen in June. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z “I sought to make myself cleverer, more important than my mother. I ran away with it.” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z A clever hare realized that the lion was always welcomed by the other animals. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z She was clever, though, as quick with words as with her hands, and fond of telling Quentyn that he had to wait for her to flower, so she could marry him. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “Oh, I do, my love. I do. You aren’t clever at love, but I can teach you. I will teach you.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z It had seemed clever at the time, but was he sure about that? The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z Having once served in the Merchant Marine, he understood rope and was clever with knots. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z "Ah, you American kids are a clever bunch for sure!" he says brightly. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z And all the gods knew that Loki was clever. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z But those darn bats were too clever to fall for our trick. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z She was an extraordinarily clever and gifted person, whose potential was limited because of her family’s meager resources. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “The game is played out, not stopped. You should have figured that much out by now. You used to be somewhat clever.” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z When people who know Johnson’s work talk about him, you hear things like “Gene Johnson did this, Gene Johnson did that,” and it all sounds clever and imaginative. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “How clever,” Sue says in that way grown-ups do when they really mean the opposite. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z Love at First Sight Enchanted by her clever and daring trick, Caesar fell in love with Cleopatra at first sight. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z “You must be very clever,” he said drily, “to make so much clatter with only one coin!” Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z Thomas couldn’t help smiling at the Keeper’s clever ways. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z “The boy reeks of iron. Spends all day handling it, baking it, breathing its smoke. Then comes in here with clever eyes.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “She is clever and kind. People bring her their injured animals all the time. She can help you. I know it.” The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z Inexplicably, everyone here thinks he’s clever and delightful. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z The mother, dialling the number on the phone, said, "I'm afraid men are not always quite as clever as they think they are. You will learn that when you get a bit older, my girl." Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z I put a little starlight in them, but it is really quite faint: not enough, I am sure, to give away a clever thief like you. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The box had brass hinges and a clever latch. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z Jonathan Swift has always been a favorite, but I can’t get over how clever his wordplay is throughout the novel. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z "It talks'." "A few words. As I said, they are clever, these birds." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “It was clever of you to use the bonfire as a stimulus,” she says, trying to keep her attention on a tiny glowing lantern. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z This is what you were supposed to do now, come up with a clever story. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z But clever as she was, even Penelope was often unable to predict what would set them off. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z “And he is bold and clever! He will not let brave companions become toads with humpings and jumpings!” The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z “The chandelier was a rather clever move,” said the Sleeper, rubbing his jaw. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Roy walked along the outside of the fence, scouting for Beatrice’s stepbrother or any clever surprises he might have left for the pancake-house people. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z He grins from ear to ear, as if he just said the cleverest thing. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z “If he was clever enough to send us over to Mandeville like two stooges, lie’s not that psycho. Even somebody like the idealist can play a joke on you.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z She knew the recent test scores of all the clever children. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Like a wraith of oily smoke Shadow completed a clever double maneuver. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Dear me, how clever!—Could it really be meant for me?” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z A fugue is an extremely clever and essentially more grown-up version of the same thing. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z He could also see that the rodent farm would never be a reality, so he decided that he had better hasten things along before some clever fellow won the heiress. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z The little pink, green, and blue papers were so clever that they always divulged the exact secret wishes of the customers. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Hospitality is gold in this City; you have to be clever to figure out how to be welcoming and defensive at the same time. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Strict and clever, she gave them a talking-to the moment they sat down in her first class. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z "Going to be a storm," said Ralph, "and you'll have rain like when we dropped here. Who's clever now? Where are your shelters? What are you going to do about that?" Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z How clever this young woman must be to have such a good job! Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z His brain probed for a weakness in Abra, and so clever was he that he found one almost at once in her words. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z In spite of the increasing nastiness of those scribbled spells, he had refused to believe ill of the boy who had been so clever, who had helped him so much... Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z “Your son is a clever young fellow,” he said. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Like me, she's clever with plants, climbs swiftly, and has good aim. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z "Now there's a clever man," Lannister said as he sent the coin spinning across the room. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z In the most transcendent moment, it was easy to make a mistake and forget some little thing that a clever detective might eventually use to propel him to the gallows. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z She was sweetly trying her best to help, but she knew that she was not clever at falconry, and there was confusion in her mind. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z “You are so clever. Keep your grades up and go on to your A-levels so you can go to university like we did. Then you can do whatever you want.” I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z I could only think how lucky a woman would be to be married to Raji; he was so kind and clever. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z ‘What a clever fellow you are,’ the Queen said. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z He was like a squirrel in the quickness of his movements, like a quick clever old squirrel from the park. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964-09-12T00:00:00Z Dandelion, crouching beside Hazel, got up at the mention of “clever rabbits,” made his way across the puddled floor and returned with Blackberry and Fiver. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z This was how Callie knew herself to be clever, like Theresa. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z He muttered something about Hazel being too embleer clever by half, cuffed Hawkbit off a sow thistle he was nibbling and led his five rabbits over the bank into the field. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z “Don’t be so jolly clever. I was thinking of the house beyond yours.” The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z Standing there amongst the trenchers with every eye upon me, proving what a clever little imp I was. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z "Well, let me ask you all this," a clever grin replacing the pokey-lip. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z Never again, as I once fondly imagined, will I consider that Siddhartha is clever. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z He pulled a wooden toy that he had carved himself from his pocket—a little crow with spiral eyes and a clever rattle inside its belly. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z Yes, but if she ran out and the clever person heard Ethel tell the story, wouldn’t that cinch it? East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Alas, some clever microbes don’t just cave in to our immune defenses. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z This is why our children are rosy-cheeked and clever. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z “Therefore it is precious, and you, Ruku, are indeed a clever woman.” Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z But, Lor’ bless you, in real life a wolf is only a low creature, not half so clever or bold as a good dog; and not half a quarter so much fight in ’im. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z If I had to choose, I would rather be clever, but I didn’t understand why anyone had to choose. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z In far-off Russia, a woman called Charlotte Russe claimed to have found the second ticket, but it turned out to be a clever fake. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964-09-12T00:00:00Z Here I was making clever statements like “king of the cigarette butts”; if I went outside, there was no telling what I would be capable of. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z “How clever our gods are, to make such useful creatures! They look so strong and peaceful. Their drivers must love them the way we love our horses!” Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z “Everyone knows Kvothe was clever with a lute. That’s why the widow had taken such a shine to him in the first place, and playing music every night was part of his chores.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z "You know, dear,” Mr. Monroe said, "that was very clever. Bunnicula. I could never have thought of a name like that.” Bunnicula 1979-03-01T00:00:00Z “Perhaps you already know it? You are a clever man, after all, Severus. You have been a good and faithful servant, and I regret what must happen.” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z “Doesn’t want people to think it’s clever, arriving by flying car.” Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z And having done so, might she obscure the fact by concocting a slight, barely clever fiction and satisfy her vanity by sending it off to a magazine? Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z But she was so witty and clever and warmhearted that she made of living a high joyous thing and in time he began to overlook her illiteracy. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z “I, too, have developed a liking for these stories,” I confessed, “for it pleases me to read of clever women who find love.” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z He could not be that blatant, but perhaps some were clever enough to take the lesson. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Most duels lasted no longer than a minute or two, one person quickly proving himself more clever or possessed of a stronger will. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “It wasn’t some clever way of telling you off?” Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z “I don’t believe there’s ever been such a clever student at my Institute as you. You have a shrewd, strong mind. I saw this at once. And you are a natural leader.” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z In the end, there had never been a magician as clever as Ignatia, and she had the entire Protectorate to prove it. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z I stared at him as I lay abed and I knew that he considered me a clever and sworn enemy of the party. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Consider, for example, the problem created by the show’s insistence on being clever. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Their costumes are surprisingly clever—one of them is wearing a black silk nightgown with a picture of Freud’s face taped to the front. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z But Elaine was not clever, did not understand the attempt to bind her hero. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Her long, tapered fingers with their bright-red nails pulled the threads in and out, stitching designs so intricate and clever, they took my breath away. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z “I dare say you are clever, though,” continued Bessie, by way of solace. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z He would have to succeed where the cleverest demigod of all time had failed. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Long ago, the clever person who designed the Fishery placed about two dozen drains in the workshop to help with cleaning and managing spills. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Who made her laugh, who made her see old things with new eyes, in whose presence she felt clever, gentle and a little raunchy. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z The clever thing about a bio-bomb was that it destroyed only living tissue. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z He pretended to congratulate the three brothers upon their magic, and said that each had earned a prize for having been clever enough to evade him. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Even later in the night, I caught her smiling to herself, proud that I had made a clever joke and proud that she understood it. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Always he had assumed that throughout his psyche he experienced the android as a clever machine—as in his conscious view. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z "Tyrion is clever enough to realize that your son will never consent to ransom me." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Born in November 1909, Johnny was the liveliest member of a clever and boisterous family. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Though his interaction with the Lilliputians wasn’t the strongest section, you would be hard pressed to find equally clever interplay of parody and originality. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Yet these were not minor theories: one was held by the best philosophers of the later Middle Ages; the other by the cleverest Copernicans of the late sixteenth century. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z He was completely confused about why it had all happened, but he wasn’t naive enough for one moment to start cooking up any clever plans for escaping. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z “She knows how clever you are,” I said. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z I know it sounds calculating, but if you're not cute, you might as well be clever. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z “Otherwise someone’s played a very clever trick on me.” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z A shy smile, strong arms, clever fingers, and two sure swords. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z They were familiar voices, friends that never quarreled with her, clever, powerful friends—daring and knowledgeable, tried and tested adventurers who had traveled far and wide. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z Especially as, like most shot-down British airmen, she spoke only the most basic schoolgirl French and had no clever forged identity to fall back on in Nazi-occupied France. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z |
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