Sample sentences for RESOURCEFUL

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Definition

good at solving problems

Ask Joan to handle it. She's resourceful.

"And lastly, O my resourceful son," said the Tisroc, "you have made clear how all this might give you the barbarian woman, but not how it helps me to the over-throwing of Narnia."
C.S. Lewis -- The Horse and His Boy

resourceful = good at solving problems

A daring and resourceful young woman.
Agatha Christie -- And Then There Were None
His own very rare gift, Parseltongue resourcefulness — determination — a certain disregard for rules," he added, his mustache quivering again.
J.K. Rowling -- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

(Editor's note: The suffix "-ness" converts an adjective to a noun that means the quality of. This is the same pattern you see in words like darkness, kindness, and coolness.)

Pierre maintained the contrary, and as his mental faculties were greater and more resourceful, Nicholas felt himself cornered.
Leo Tolstoy -- War and Peace
You proved yourselves to be quite resourceful.
Ransom Riggs -- Hollow City
I had to deal with an intensely clever, resourceful murderer-reckless, daring and a thorough gambler.
Agatha Christie -- The ABC Murders
Up they stood, huge Aias Telamonios, then Odysseus, the calculating and resourceful man.
Homer -- The Iliad
And how can I be a better fighter than myself, if she knows the same strategies I know, and is exactly as resourceful and clever as I am?
Veronica Roth -- Insurgent
She denied it but said that it was her impression that you were extremely resourceful, with an innovative way of thinking.
Stieg Larsson -- The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
They had too many ways, they were too resourceful—and when they did it too well, whatever their chosen method, I was in no position to refuse.
Markus Zusak -- The Book Thief
They were all resourceful men—he knew that, if they didn't—and yet at certain times they became like children, wanting to be led.
Larry McMurtry -- Lonesome Dove
He is clever and cunning and resourceful, but he be not of man stature as to brain.
Bram Stoker -- Dracula
Elias is resourceful—he might still find a way to avoid death.
Sabaa Tahir -- An Ember in the Ashes
But the call to Renault had required the right moves, resourcefulness and a little touch of Archie in the night.
Robert Cormier -- The Chocolate War

(Editor's note: The suffix "-ness" converts an adjective to a noun that means the quality of. This is the same pattern you see in words like darkness, kindness, and coolness.)

Somewhat more resourceful.
Stephen King -- The Shining
Salladhor Saan was a resourceful old pirate, and his crews were born seamen, fearless in a fight.
George R.R. Martin -- A Clash of Kings
But the twenty-two-year-old Herold, recruited to the conspiracy for his knowledge of Washington's backstreets, is intelligent and resourceful.
Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard -- Killing Lincoln
She did not know how to be resourceful.
Amy Tan -- The Bonesetter's Daughter
I thought I'd learned resourcefulness, but Elisabet has given me a higher education in making soup out of stones.
Barbara Kingsolver -- The Poisonwood Bible

(Editor's note: The suffix "-ness" converts an adjective to a noun that means the quality of. This is the same pattern you see in words like darkness, kindness, and coolness.)

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