astuteness

Example Sentences

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It is unreasonable to believe someone can work 16 hours straight and maintain the alertness and astuteness needed to maintain a safe and rehabilitative environment.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 21, 2023

She sees something Valentina keeps hidden and uses this astuteness to angle for a job singing in the hotel lounge.

From Salon • Dec. 4, 2022

“Downstate,” directed with exceptional astuteness by Pam MacKinnon, seizes on our reflexive response to these crimes and shifts our emotional focus to the perpetrators.

From Washington Post • Nov. 23, 2022

Whatever the long-term, substantive outcome from the Panmunjeom summit, the event has memorably showcased the political astuteness, diplomatic agility and strategic vision of both Korean leaders.

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2018

This can be called a civil principality, the acquisition of which neither depends completely upon virtue nor upon Fortune, but instead upon a fortunate astuteness.

From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli