sagacious

Example Sentences

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It’s a sagacious survival strategy in a country where what will happen next is anybody’s guess.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 13, 2025

Not many countries are often blessed with as sagacious a leader as Mariano, but many a family and institution will, through him, be reminded of the worth of such august figures.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 4, 2025

Even if relatively few concert halls are flexible enough to combine these complementary artistic communities under a single roof, sagacious concertgoers can still plot their own course through New York’s venues, in any season.

From New York Times • Jun. 12, 2022

So the midfielder was inserted alongside 18-year-old Ricardo Pepi and 20-year-olds Brenden Aaronson and Sergiño Dest in an American lineup captained by Tyler Adams, a sagacious 22-year-old.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 8, 2021

The Water Angel is of the sagacious variety—wise beyond her years, which says a lot, considering how old she is.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman