Gretzky, he said, had shown only "flashes" of his usual brilliance in Game 1.

He is at it and in it, with his usual brilliance, till the end.

Looking past the head of the street to the horizon, the Floating Harbor was its usual dazzling brilliance.

On and on she went, outlining every aspect of the plan, and then answering questions from the executives with her usual polished brilliance.

He did it with his usual brilliance.

None of this would have been a problem had Derrick Rose just approximated his usual brilliance, but something was off with him in the loss.

He was starting a new job and the producer told him, 'We want your usual brilliance, but different.'

James Worthy had emerged as a force in the wing position, while Magic Johnson continued his usual passing brilliance.

Whenever she thought the old man had succumbed to melancholy, Zai would show his usual tactical brilliance.