Sentence examples for to be clever from inspiring English sources

It tries hard to be clever but ends mostly in calling attention to its cleverness.

"You're starting to be clever.

I wanted to be clever.

Then I decided to be clever.

I'm not saying this to be clever.

Spies have to be clever, remember.

Maybe I was trying to be clever.

It's not enough to be clever.

You don't have to be clever.

Some don't even attempt to be clever.

But I do not mean to be clever although I do mean to be clever on 2nd thought and like to be clever & want to be considered so.