Sentence examples for only a clever from inspiring English sources

Is that only a clever bit of political strategy?

"But this joke about the home run is only a clever story.

Miguel Calderón's cut-and-pasted video projection of a fantasy match in which Mexico defeats Brazil, 17-0, is only a clever joke.

In the diaries, Tynan's misogyny, sadism and horny preoccupations warp his sensibility and render him witless in a way only a clever man who fancies himself a studied charmer can be.

Mr. Slavin is not only a clever, and possibly sly, persuader with a gift for color and lighting, but also a talented stage manager who can position any group as a lucid explanation of what it does, or as a symbol of itself, as a comic opera, or as a bundle of unexpected redundancies.

Instead, Ferrell said, Collins was not only a murderer, but a clever jailhouse lawyer, scheming to acquire evidence through "frauds on the court".

DoubleTwist, a universal media management desktop application for Macs and PCs, not only has a clever marketing team behind it but also seems to be something a lot of people have been waiting for.

Our Fellows must not only have a clever idea — they need to tackle one of society's major pain points.

Here's a welcome development... even if you're cynical enough to see it only as a clever public relations initiative.

I AM!" Thus, Allen not only finds a clever way to tap into children's ambivalence about growing up but also, perhaps, parents' ambivalence about their offsprings' frequently irritating, often exasperating and sometimes just totally enraging behavior.

Equally, imagine my delight once the work (which has to be executed in a state of blithe unawareness akin to total blindness) was done, to find the play inhabited not only by a clever, sad old man and a bright, ethereal young woman, but also by their counterparts, living more prosaic lives, disarmingly close to a life I might have lived.