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Discover LudwigThe phrase "virtually brilliant" is correct and usable in written English
It can be used to describe something that is almost or nearly brilliant, often in a context where perfection is not achieved but a high level of quality is present. Example: "The presentation was virtually brilliant, showcasing innovative ideas and engaging visuals, even if a few details could have been improved."
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In The Usual Suspects, as wisecracking, fast-talking Fred Fenster, he took his mumbling to new extremes - brilliant but virtually incomprehensible.
When Mercedes-Benz provided him with a brilliant and virtually indestructible vehicle for their spectacular postwar comeback, it proved an almost unbeatable combination.
Education Secretary Nicky Morgan said: "The internet is a powerful tool which can have brilliant and virtually limitless benefits, but it must be used sensibly and safely.
She quietly produces book after brilliant book, virtually unrecognised, then finally comes into her kingdom with the story of the Reformation told from Thomas Cromwell's point of view.
The education secretary, Nicky Morgan, said: "The internet is a powerful tool which can have brilliant and virtually limitless benefits, but it must be used sensibly and safely.
They do this by, first being freakily brilliant, and second, spending virtually every waking hour thinking about companies, and third, never giving their finds away to strangers for free.
Incoming students were brilliant and accomplished and virtually flawless, on paper.
"I might add, more brilliant than that of virtually everyone who'd be voting on his confirmation".
Rafa, on the other hand, is young, rampant and brutally brilliant, capable of smashing virtually anyone in the world to a pulp right now.
"Our innovative Smart Capture feature makes camera adjustments automatically, delivering brilliant images automatically in virtually any setting".
The great discretion judges, especially appellate judges, have to decide cases explains why Justices Ginsburg and Scalia, both brilliant lawyers and judges, disagree on virtually every contested issue of constitutional law.
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