smarts

Example Sentences

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While Borthwick has generally been wedded to speed and breakdown smarts in his back row, there is the option of adding some bosh.

From BBC • Mar. 9, 2026

Street smarts may hold the upper hand for now.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 28, 2026

It’s essentially the difference between book smarts and street smarts.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 28, 2026

If the player payroll is just about the same for every team, then success would depend in large part on the smarts of ownership and management.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 10, 2026

For the first time in his life he realized that he wasn’t born to be a delinquent but actually had some smarts, or else the army was filled with exceptionally stupid people.

From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger