smarten
Example Sentences
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“I would like to see people smarten up so that we don’t have to have a mandate in the first place,” she said.
From New York Times ● Dec. 27, 2021
One of the Smart Lock Pro’s helpful features is that it works with your existing deadbolt, minimizing the amount of work required to smarten up the entry of your home.
From The Verge ● Sep. 27, 2021
MPs have been told to smarten up their clothing when they return from summer recess to the Commons next week.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2021
It’s also a self-protective reflex in the workplace: there’s vindication in seeing a boss who’s always telling others to smarten up wearing her sweater inside-out.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 14, 2018
Maybe when he got to be ten, like me, he’d smarten up.
From Full of Beans by Jennifer L. Holm
