shrewd
Example Sentences
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Clubs in other leagues have shown it is possible to wind in dominant rivals through shrewd recruitment.
From BBC
In “One of Us,” Elizabeth Day’s shrewd novel of political ambition and personal retribution, the unlikely avenger is a diffident British art historian.
Frank's appointment in June was welcomed at the time as a shrewd move.
From BBC
His methods were shrewd—“Working with Mother Nature, instead of against her,” Bamberger liked to say—but also, when necessary, backed by staggering capital investments from the fortune he had amassed as a fast-food tycoon.
Ukraine's delegation will be headed by Security Council chief Rustem Umerov, a shrewd negotiator hailed by colleagues as a worker of diplomatic "wonders".
From Barron's
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
