Editorial »

How to use the word sagacity in a Sentence?

Sample usage from literary quotes and the newswire.

Filter by category:

5 results found

Egotism is usually subversive of sagacity.

– Marianne Moore

added by anonymous
10 years ago

There is not any present moment that is unconnected with some future one. The life of every man is a continued chain of incidents, each link of which hangs upon the former. The transition from cause to effect, from event to event, is often carried on by secret steps, which our foresight cannot divine, and our sagacity is unable to trace. Evil may at some future period bring forth good; and good may bring forth evil, both equally unexpected.

– Joseph Addison

added by anonymous
10 years ago

Here is a great body of our Jewish citizens from whom have sprung men of genius in every walk of our varied life; men who have conceived of its ideals with singular clearness; and led enterprises with sprit & sagacity... They are not Jews in America, they are American citizens.

– Woodrow Wilson

added by anonymous
13 years ago

The dog has seldom been successful in pulling man up to its level of sagacity, but man has frequently dragged the dog down to his.

– James Grover Thurber

added by anonymous
14 years ago

One has but to observe a community of beavers at work in a stream to understand the loss in his sagacity, balance, cooperation, competence, and purpose which Man has suffered since he rose up on his hind legs.... He began to chatter and he developed Reason, Thought, and Imagination, qualities which would get the smartest group of rabbits or orioles in the world into inextricable trouble overnight.

– James Grover Thurber

added by anonymous
14 years ago

Discuss these sample sentences with the community:

0 Comments

    Are we missing a good definition for sagacity? Don't keep it to yourself...

    Word of the Day

    Would you like us to send you a FREE new word definition delivered to your inbox daily?

    Please enter your email address:



    Free, no signup required:

    Add to Chrome

    Get instant definitions for any word that hits you anywhere on the web!

    Free, no signup required:

    Add to Firefox

    Get instant definitions for any word that hits you anywhere on the web!

    Browse Definitions.net

    #ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ

    Quiz

    Are you a words master?

    »
    showing intellectual penetration or emotional depth
    A cosmopolitan
    B greedy
    C dependable
    D profound