How to Use cerebral in a Sentence

cerebral

adjective
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  • He's a very cerebral comedian.
  • It’s all quite sweet and cerebral, and some of the effects are lovely.
    — Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 21 May 2022
  • Buchanan embraces the cerebral side of sports and academics.
    — Akeem Glaspie, The Indianapolis Star, 20 Feb. 2022
  • The cause of death was listed at the time as cerebral hemorrhage.
    — Jeff MacGregor, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 June 2023
  • Tim is one of the cerebral Harvard guys, and Tracy's off-the-hook Brooklyn.
    — Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 9 Dec. 2023
  • The differences were the most pronounced in the cerebral portion of the brain, known as the default-mode network.
    — Sara Novak, Discover Magazine, 19 Sep. 2023
  • Its milieu is young and left-leaning, and its tone is dry, sharp, and cerebral.
    — Katy Waldman, The New Yorker, 19 Aug. 2020
  • In 1995, the Cleveland Browns couldn’t wait to be rid of Belichick, who seemed distant and cerebral.
    — Don Yaeger, Forbes, 2 June 2021
  • Obama is calm and cerebral, in many ways the opposite of Rahm.
    — Lizz Schumer, Peoplemag, 2 May 2024
  • The music is the hope, and the lyrics are the cerebral take on something that might be darker or harder to swallow.
    — Lily Moayeri, SPIN, 12 Aug. 2024
  • To be a white athlete is to be cerebral, a student of the game, a throwback to a different era.
    — Mike Freeman, USA TODAY, 3 Apr. 2023
  • Jones is a cerebral signal-caller with a quick release and a good arm.
    — Jim McBride, BostonGlobe.com, 26 Jan. 2023
  • This is not a class parable nor a cerebral Rorschach à la Jordan Peele’s Us.
    — WIRED, 16 June 2023
  • His cool demeanor and cerebral approach to the game of golf has been beneficial to him as well as the rest of the team.
    — oregonlive, 15 Apr. 2021
  • Soft-spoken and cerebral, Patrick Bailey is not one to seek out the spotlight.
    — Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 20 Apr. 2024
  • Aquarius is known for being cool and cerebral, which can come across as aloof.
    — Katie Mannion, Peoplemag, 19 Mar. 2024
  • Drew Lisk brings a cerebral approach to the battle for Utah’s starting QB job.
    — oregonlive, 16 Oct. 2020
  • Hardy has often been known as a cerebral performer who knows his place in the wrestling business.
    — Jay Reddick, orlandosentinel.com, 25 Jan. 2022
  • Gilgamesh and Herodotus were among the cerebral choices that made the cut, among an eclectic crowd of others.
    — Washington Post, 27 May 2021
  • The cause was a cerebral hemorrhage, said his wife, Kathleen Lacey.
    — Michael S. Rosenwald, Washington Post, 20 Sep. 2023
  • Needless to say, having Bong dig into some heavy cerebral sci-fi is about the best idea on this list.
    — Angela Watercutter, WIRED, 31 Dec. 2023
  • But most aren’t giving him much of a chance to beat Adesanya, one of the most cerebral and technical fighters in the game.
    — Troy L. Smith, cleveland, 2 July 2022
  • The band does take a cerebral approach to music and has a lot of sonic ambition.
    — Gary Graff, cleveland, 31 Mar. 2022
  • Bryce, a cerebral kid with a 4.3 grade-point average and Ivy League hopes, kept it simple.
    — Luca Evans, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2023
  • In the book, John suddenly dies from a ruptured cerebral aneurysm.
    — Kelsie Gibson, Peoplemag, 21 May 2024
  • What took the Palme d’Or at Cannes last month? — is only the first of many in a film that is at once cerebral and sublimely silly.
    — Michael O'Sullivan, Washington Post, 21 June 2022
  • Nile Rodgers has a cerebral warmth and emotion that comes out in his interviews.
    — Jennie Punter, Variety, 3 May 2024
  • Apart from the game’s physical demands, the 5-foot-4 righthander enjoys the cerebral aspect as well.
    — Glae Thien, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Aug. 2023
  • Bowers has a knack for getting open, but that’s partially a result of his cerebral approach to the game.
    — Tashan Reed, The Athletic, 21 Nov. 2024
  • Goff is one of the league’s most cerebral quarterbacks, though, posting a tremendous Wonderlic score of 36.
    — Rob Reischel, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024

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