Sentence examples for savant for from inspiring English sources
The phrase "savant for" is not commonly used in written English and may sound awkward or unclear
It could be used in contexts where someone is described as having exceptional skill or knowledge in a specific area. Example: "He is a savant for mathematics, able to solve complex problems in seconds."
JAMES FRANCO, America's favorite graduate student, has been hailed as a multitasking savant for his intellectual pursuits: fiction writing at Columbia University and Brooklyn College, poetry at Warren Wilson College, filmmaking at New York University.
During a morning-long hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Democrats painted Mr. Sessions as an extremist legal savant for Mr. Trump in support of right-wing ideologies, while Republicans portrayed him as a whip-smart lawyer and law-and-order prosecutor who would enforce the law as written.
(Hey, can I help it if I'm an idiot savant for Catholic trivia? "When is the feast of Our Lady of Lourdes?" February 11th!) I have my back to the scene of the possum sighting, but suddenly my cousin's eyes bulge out, and I turn in time to see a clump of gray-brown fur scooting across the linoleum.
I'm no savant for being able to know his issues of the mind – I've been there.
He is a defensive savant for the Clippers who is willing to defend the top scorers in the NBA no matter the position.
After centrifugation the organic phase was evaporated by Speedvac (Savant) for 5 min. These steps were repeated twice.
Peek has been called a "mega-savant" for his ability to memorise to the word up to 12,000 books, including the Bible and the Book of Mormon.
Chinese savants, for example, early devised a calendar and methods of plotting the positions of stellar constellations.
At first, the caliph followed his great-grandfather's practice of pushing his savants for Arabic translations of Greek books in the country's possession, a legacy of Hellenistic rule for several centuries after the conquests of Alexander the Great.
Hermelin, who has studied (low-functioning) autistic savants for many years, feels that though they may have enormous talents, they are so lacking in subjectivity and inwardness that major artistic creativity is beyond them.
While not among the best-known watch companies, Jaeger-LeCoultre is highly respected among watch savants for its quality of workmanship and design.
