smarten

Example Sentences

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Could have the game for Australia, but needs to smarten up.

From BBC • Nov. 22, 2025

It may not sound as great as the fourth-gen Echo Dot, but it still offers impressive sound for its size and remains an affordable way to smarten up any room.

From The Verge • Jun. 3, 2022

“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

This will not only smarten up the tree but, more importantly, also leave a small, clean wound that will heal more quickly.

From Washington Post • Aug. 3, 2021

If that fool think somebody saying thank you mean they like you, she need to smarten up.

From "Girls Like Us" by Gail Giles