Examples of brainchild in a Sentence
The museum is the brainchild of a wealthy art collector.
the artificial language Esperanto was the brainchild of L. L. Zamenhof, a Polish oculist
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This whole system is mostly the brainchild of Vannevar Bush (yes, of that Bush family) who headed the U.S. Office of Scientific Research and Development during World War II and advocated for government support of research in the university system.
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Allison Schrager, Twin Cities, 3 June 2025
But the project was the brainchild of Lindsay, who along with co-producers TJ Martin and Rich Middlemas in 2012 won an Oscar for best documentary feature for their film about three under-privileged students from Memphis and the volunteer coach striving to help.
—Vahe Gregorian, Kansas City Star, 29 May 2025
The Conrad is the brainchild of Leah Rosenthal, the society’s artistic director, and Juliet Zimmer, the society’s director of artistic rentals and partnerships.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 May 2025
The brainchild of Alexander Hamilton, the Bank carried out some of the functions of a modern central bank, such as managing the money supply and undertaking a rudimentary form of macroeconomic policy and bank regulation.
—Time, 23 May 2025
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Allison Schrager, Twin Cities, 3 June 2025
But the project was the brainchild of Lindsay, who along with co-producers TJ Martin and Rich Middlemas in 2012 won an Oscar for best documentary feature for their film about three under-privileged students from Memphis and the volunteer coach striving to help.
—Vahe Gregorian, Kansas City Star, 29 May 2025
The Conrad is the brainchild of Leah Rosenthal, the society’s artistic director, and Juliet Zimmer, the society’s director of artistic rentals and partnerships.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 May 2025
The brainchild of Alexander Hamilton, the Bank carried out some of the functions of a modern central bank, such as managing the money supply and undertaking a rudimentary form of macroeconomic policy and bank regulation.
—Time, 23 May 2025
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“Brainchild.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/brainchild. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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