How to Use incisive in a Sentence

incisive

adjective
Definition of incisivenext
Synonyms for incisivenext
  • That’s the kind of incisive statement that opens the door, but the series as a whole declines to walk through it.
    — Nina Metz, chicagotribune.com, 13 Aug. 2021
  • Angelica Jade Bastién asked in her incisive review of Lovers Rock.
    — Robert Daniels, Vulture, 15 July 2021
  • Woollcott’s genius lay in the combination of gushing fanboy and incisive critic.
    — Mark Peikert, Town & Country, 6 Aug. 2021
  • For starters, some of the most incisive and provocative criticisms of Holocaust remembrance have come from Jewish people.
    — Luke Berryman, New York Daily News, 27 Jan. 2024
  • McVay has no incisive answers on what the Rams must to do break through.
    — Tim Bielik, cleveland, 9 Jan. 2022
  • Perry had an incisive mind and was careful not to step on toes.
    — Luke Broadwater Philip Montgomery, New York Times, 23 Dec. 2022
  • This is what makes The Book of Goose demand a careful, incisive reading.
    — Sarah Chihaya, The Atlantic, 26 Sep. 2022
  • Come for the sharp, incisive analysis, stay for the banter.
    — Lauren Hubbard, Town & Country, 16 May 2023
  • The rapper Noname, who was born and brought up in Chicago, is one of our boldest and most incisive critics.
    — Amanda Petrusich, The New Yorker, 4 Dec. 2023
  • In that time, its voice moved from snarky to incisive (often both at once) and the scope of its coverage adapted to meet the current moment.
    — Maria Sherman, The Christian Science Monitor, 22 Jan. 2024
  • Gorsuch is too distinctive and incisive a voice as a writer and legal thinker to fake it.
    — Dan McLaughlin, National Review, 20 Jan. 2024
  • Her use of line became even more virtuosic, from skittery incisive marks to thick, juicy loops and swirls.
    — Steven Litt, cleveland, 3 Apr. 2022
  • Krause also wants to keep the work of Ta-Nehisi Coates, one of our most incisive analysts on the issue of race in America, out of the hands of our kids.
    — Gilbert Garcia, San Antonio Express-News, 8 Jan. 2022
  • The result is incisive high frequencies that are crisp and detailed.
    — Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2021
  • If Tyler showed how stand-up could further the gay rights movement, the comedians who followed her gave it an incisive edge.
    — Elaina Patton, NBC News, 18 June 2024
  • Lidiya Yankovskaya was the incisive conductor for both operas.
    — Heidi Waleson, WSJ, 16 Aug. 2022
  • Glasgow has an incisive cadence and clear-eyed resolve that, at first, may rankle.
    — Lisa Kennedy, Variety, 21 Jan. 2024
  • The chorus is an incisive protest against streaming platforms that set the rules of engagement at the expense of musicians.
    — Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 23 Nov. 2022
  • But all of those incisive observations about the world continued bouncing around in her head and had to go somewhere.
    — David Lyman, The Enquirer, 7 Apr. 2022
  • Special thanks to Shannon for her countless reads and brilliant, incisive notes.
    — Town & Country, 10 Jan. 2023
  • The result is one of the most original, incisive, and compelling comedies on television right now.
    — Jace Lacob, EW.com, 25 July 2022
  • Las Mujeres is a grab-bag of pop genre fusions, yet Shakira manages to hold court in every song with her incisive and enduring songcraft.
    — Suzy Exposito, Rolling Stone, 22 Mar. 2024
  • As the 2024 Oscar race nears its end, the films in play range from explosive epics to intimate dramas, incisive satires to elegant biopics.
    — Vogue, 2 Mar. 2024
  • Foord’s opener came after Fowler’s incisive pass from her own half.
    — James Robson, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Aug. 2023
  • His team is good at holding on to the ball for minutes at a time, but often lacks that incisive, genius-level pass that can solve a stubborn opponent.
    — Hua Hsu, The New Yorker, 21 Nov. 2022
  • The situation is extremely difficult and the risk is that of losing even those crops that could be made safe through quick and incisive action.
    — Daniela De Lorenzo, Forbes, 31 July 2022
  • Greg Tate, one of the most incisive, insightful, and influential cultural critics of the past 35 years, has died.
    — Hank Shteamer, Rolling Stone, 7 Dec. 2021
  • What that fails to produce, however, is incisive news coverage of the sort crucial to the workings of our democracy.
    — Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2022
  • Betts then offered those people an apropos display of his unique skill set on Friday and Saturday, an incisive reminder of what the Red Sox gave away.
    — Jorge Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2023
  • And that would make for a more insightful and incisive documentary.
    — Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 24 Feb. 2023

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