shrewdness
Example Sentences
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Anthropic’s business prospects—and the shrewdness of its main investors, Amazon and Google—may be more deserving of notice.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2025
"I saw that spark in him, that political shrewdness in him. I saw a horse going to win big races."
From BBC ● May 2, 2024
Napoleon ascends through shrewdness and dumb luck, taking advantage of anti-royalist sentiment one minute and crowning himself emperor the next.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 22, 2023
One welcome shift from past cinematic renderings is screenwriters Peres Owino's and NneNne Iwuji's emphasis on Cleopatra's shrewdness as a political and military strategist, traits often subsumed by her legend as a seductress.
From Salon ● May 11, 2023
She delighted in his wily mind, his shrewdness and his cunning; she was always forward to help him.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
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