Sentence examples for surface cleverness from inspiring English sources
But some of CMJ's best moments this year looked even further back: toward roots-rock, far away from laptops, concepts and surface cleverness.
There is an element of absurdist comedy, but as in Mr. Koizumi's other two works, surface cleverness floats on genuine depths of emotion.
Mr. Wohl's ingenuity was evident, but only the last movement, "I Drone," seemed to run deeper than the cleverness at its surface.
That is, it's a cocky, swaggery show on the surface, loudly presumptuous of its cleverness and heart, but with a serious identity crisis underneath.
This small, blues-based musical is a cocky, swaggering show on the surface, loudly presumptuous of its cleverness and heart, but with a serious identity crisis underneath.
The potential for writerly tricks is boundless, and Ms. Egan's arresting, twisted cleverness finds many ways to surface.
Maybe a 7. Lebowitz: Clever, but it doesn't rely on cleverness alone.
For all his cleverness, Tovey does not attempt to be a clever conductor.
Aggression trumps cleverness.
