noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
sheer
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Granny turned to face the sheer white brilliance , and dosed her eyes.
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The second was sheer brilliance from Joey Beauchamp.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
flash of inspiration/brilliance/insight/anger etc
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He is some one who feeds off flashes of insight, like bolts of lightning from a clear blue sky.
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Mario Bennett, another first-round pick last summer, also showed flashes of brilliance after returning from knee surgery.
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One who'd probably mowed the nurses down in his student days, too, she thought with a flash of insight.
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There was no momentary flash of inspiration; it was typical of Laura's talent to turn a disadvantage into an advantage.
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There were flashes of brilliance from Michael Hordern and Kelly Hunter but generally the acting lacked sparkle.
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With a flash of insight, she imagined Guy's jilted fiancée had received a timely escape.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Eddie's brilliance brought him top marks on the Harvard entrance exam.
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Hendrix's brilliance as a rock guitarist has never been matched.
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His reputation was founded on his organizational abilities and his acknowledged brilliance as a leader of men.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Above, the cloud banks had parted: the moon poured down its drenching blue brilliance .
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But giant tubeworms are 6-foot-long expletives, shouts of brilliance , startling in their vivid simplicity and exposure.
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Examples of brilliance crop up in one in ten autistic children.
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I can think of kids that are now working on a level of brilliance who fall into that category.
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The sky was clear and the sunlight had a brilliance and intensity that made her head reel.
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Turning a corner by a fountain, I see a rose, illuminated in its brilliance .
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We congratulated each other on our brilliance and bravery.