All of Laptsev went to stare at the bride-to-be—she was no beauty, but everyone could see that she was clever , sophisticated … — Isaac Bashevis Singer , New Yorker ,

… the three of them may give Gray Davis, who was too clever for his own good, his comeuppance. — Garrison Keillor , Time ,

Some thought he had no redeeming value whatsoever. A sociopath. A clever manipulator … — Louise Erdrich , New Yorker ,

Those who can't write poetry, write clever letters to the editor. Those who can't write clever letters to the editor, write angry letters to the editor. — Matt Groening , Utne Reader ,

The old lady was clever enough and he thought that if she had started from any of the right premises, more might have been expected of her. — Flannery O'Connor , Everything That Rises Must Converge ,

Some cats are clever enough to figure out how to operate doorknobs.

That's the cleverest idea I've heard yet!

She found a clever hiding place for the letter.