Definition of Ingenuity

the capacity to find solutions for tough problems

Examples of Ingenuity in a sentence

When Jack fixed the jeep, his friends were impressed with his mechanical ingenuity.  🔊

With ingenuity and imagination, the builder came up with a way to build the cabin on the very top of the mountain.  🔊

The wise hunter had the ingenuity to survive in the forest for three days without any camping supplies.  🔊

Because we do not have a lot of money, my mom often uses her ingenuity to make a single can of meat feed a growing family of five.  🔊

My favorite television show is the one in which a team of mercenaries use their ingenuity to make weapons out of basic materials.  🔊

Since Brad gets paid below minimum wage, he has to use a great deal of ingenuity to pay all of his bills.  🔊

The doctor used his ingenuity to perform a complicated surgery while on a deserted island.  🔊

When Phil and Tara were stranded in the middle of the ocean, they had to use their ingenuity to signal for help.  🔊

Phone manufacturers are always looking for designers with ingenuity to create groundbreaking mobile phones.  🔊

Unfortunately, the scam artist is using his ingenuity with computers to acquire people’s credit card numbers from the websites they visit.  🔊

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