How to Use shrewd in a Sentence

shrewd

adjective
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  • She's shrewd about her investments.
  • In a shrewd metaphor, Tanya can’t even get the urn open herself.
    — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 25 July 2021
  • Instead, a shrewd eye at the end goal guides him over sideshow theatrics.
    — Philip Elliott, Time, 17 Oct. 2017
  • Will this summer of shrewd business allow the chasing four to catch the top two?
    — M.j., The Economist, 10 Aug. 2019
  • And thus far, the shrewd adjustments have proven fruitful.
    — oregonlive, 3 May 2022
  • The Saints have been very shrewd in their personnel moves the past couple of years.
    — Larry Holder, NOLA.com, 11 Apr. 2018
  • The boss’ shrewd ploy gave Payne a reason to take an early lunch break.
    — Scott Talley, Freep.com, 19 June 2022
  • The trade for Drury may have been the shrewdest move of the Yankees’ offseason.
    — Jesse Yomtov, USA TODAY, 28 Mar. 2018
  • These networks were seen at first as a shrewd way of addressing costs.
    — Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2021
  • His talent could make the trade look like a shrewd one, however.
    — Marlowe Alter, Detroit Free Press, 1 May 2022
  • Phillips’s shrewd move is to avoid the first-person singular of the memoir.
    — New York Times, 22 June 2018
  • Zardari, though aloof in public, is known as a shrewd politician.
    — Washington Post, 22 Mar. 2018
  • The plan must be focused on shrewd matchups early with an eye on greater value as weeks progress.
    — Lance Pugmire, USA TODAY, 31 Aug. 2022
  • Time will tell if the Bears made a shrewd decision or put themselves in a bad spot.
    — Brad Biggs, chicagotribune.com, 2 Sep. 2021
  • Here are some tips from the Plant Clinic for shrewd sale shopping.
    — Beth Botts, Chicago Tribune, 12 Aug. 2023
  • Trump is shrewd enough to grasp that the threat to Amazon is the way to hit Bezos in his wallet.
    — Jonathan Chait, Daily Intelligencer, 3 Apr. 2018
  • In the mean time, the Chiefs made yet another shrewd free-agent signing.
    — Jeff Fedotin, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2021
  • Their current dynasty was built on shrewd draft picks and unique foresight that has become the envy of the league.
    — Dan Wolken, USA TODAY, 19 June 2018
  • From that vantage, picking the fight was a shrewd survival tactic.
    — Alex Altman, Time, 28 Sep. 2017
  • Once again this proves how shrewd Nikki is as Ray struggles to keep up.
    — Zane Moses, baltimoresun.com, 25 May 2017
  • The demands are high, and shrewd restraint is a prerequisite.
    — Josh Jacquot, Car and Driver, 20 Dec. 2017
  • To the more cynical, this may look like a shrewd business strategy.
    — Florence Kane, Glamour, 15 May 2017
  • But Stanley was shrewd enough to turn his manner and looks into an asset.
    — Adam Shatz, The New York Review of Books, 29 Sep. 2020
  • Every step of the way, she was accompanied by her shrewd mother.
    — Gary Kamiya, SFChronicle.com, 11 Dec. 2020
  • His touchdown at Green Bay was the result of a shrewd call by Lazor.
    — Paul Dehner Jr., Cincinnati.com, 2 Oct. 2017
  • So finding a center whose contract isn’t cumbersome for the next few years would be shrewd.
    — Chris Fedor, cleveland, 5 Feb. 2020
  • It is revealed that this shrewd woman has already picked up a little sign language.
    — Zane Moses, baltimoresun.com, 22 June 2017
  • Larry Paulsen is spry and shrewd as Olivia’s jester, Feste.
    — Lisa Kennedy, The Know, 30 Nov. 2019
  • Altman himself was shrewd about the movie’s layers and lasting appeal.
    — Caryn James, Town & Country, 9 Jan. 2022
  • The virtual universe is full of deals, and shrewd internet habits could lead to big savings over time.
    — Fox News, 13 May 2017

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