noun
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Football players are known more for their brawn than their brains.
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The battle was won by brain rather than brawn .
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You can't be good at tennis if you rely on brawn alone -- it takes skill as well.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Gammage was the brains, and Seals was the brawn .
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Intelligence was the thing in a case like this, not brawn .
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Jobs requiring mere brawn are dwindling, replaced by lower-paid jobs requiring skill, education and a high degree of interpersonal polish.
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This technology means brawn no longer matters.
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We impose heavy loads on those with both brain and brawn , and we expect saintliness from them as well.
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What they lack in brawn they make up for in skill.