astute

Example Sentences

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Hollub was regarded as a talented petroleum engineer but she was less astute as a financial manager.

From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026

To Grisham’s credit, she will probably go down in history as the smartest, most politically astute press secretary of either Trump administration.

From Salon • Feb. 27, 2026

It’s not a hagiography—the author is too astute for that, and he gives us too much of himself in the story for it to be a flat-out praise-song to another man.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 29, 2026

He was an astute businessman and dealt with club finances.

From BBC • Jan. 20, 2026

“Very astute, Harry, but the mouth organ was only ever a mouth organ.”

From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling