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Discover LudwigThe phrase "was ingenious" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe something that was clever, inventive, or exceptionally creative in the past. Example: "The solution he proposed was ingenious, solving the problem in a way no one else had thought of."
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was ingenious
adjective
Displaying genius or brilliance; tending to invent.
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But he was ingenious.
This was ingenious.
Shabalov's 13... Nd4 was ingenious.
Erdoğan's response was ingenious.
It was ingenious marketing.
The solution was ingenious.
The management was ingenious in its generosity.
The coordination of this was ingenious — fun too.
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And it is ingenious.
Humans are ingenious.
And it's ingenious.
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