How to Use shrewd in a Sentence

shrewd

adjective

• She's shrewd about her investments.
• In a shrewd metaphor, Tanya can’t even get the urn open herself.
  — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 25 July 2021
• The trade for Drury may have been the shrewdest move of the Yankees’ offseason.
  — Jesse Yomtov, USA TODAY, 28 Mar. 2018
• The boss’ shrewd ploy gave Payne a reason to take an early lunch break.
  — Scott Talley, Freep.com, 19 June 2022
• Larry Paulsen is spry and shrewd as Olivia’s jester, Feste.
  — Lisa Kennedy, The Know, 30 Nov. 2019
• Trump is shrewd enough to grasp that the threat to Amazon is the way to hit Bezos in his wallet.
  — Jonathan Chait, Daily Intelligencer, 3 Apr. 2018
• Instead, a shrewd eye at the end goal guides him over sideshow theatrics.
  — Philip Elliott, Time, 17 Oct. 2017
• In Florida, the Dolphins and Jaguars seem to have made some shrewd moves.
  — Tony Holm, USA TODAY, 19 Sep. 2022
• Here are some tips from the Plant Clinic for shrewd sale shopping.
  — Beth Botts, Chicago Tribune, 12 Aug. 2023
• In the mean time, the Chiefs made yet another shrewd free-agent signing.
  — Jeff Fedotin, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2021
• The Saints have been very shrewd in their personnel moves the past couple of years.
  — Larry Holder, NOLA.com, 11 Apr. 2018
• Phillips’s shrewd move is to avoid the first-person singular of the memoir.
  — New York Times, 22 June 2018
• Zardari, though aloof in public, is known as a shrewd politician.
  — Washington Post, 22 Mar. 2018
• His touchdown at Green Bay was the result of a shrewd call by Lazor.
  — Paul Dehner Jr., Cincinnati.com, 2 Oct. 2017
• Will this summer of shrewd business allow the chasing four to catch the top two?
  — M.j., The Economist, 10 Aug. 2019
• Time will tell if the Bears made a shrewd decision or put themselves in a bad spot.
  — Brad Biggs, chicagotribune.com, 2 Sep. 2021
• And thus far, the shrewd adjustments have proven fruitful.
  — oregonlive, 3 May 2022
• His talent could make the trade look like a shrewd one, however.
  — Marlowe Alter, Detroit Free Press, 1 May 2022
• Once again this proves how shrewd Nikki is as Ray struggles to keep up.
  — Zane Moses, baltimoresun.com, 25 May 2017
• On one hand, Shoigu, the Minister of Defense, is a very shrewd politician.
  — Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 22 Mar. 2022
• These networks were seen at first as a shrewd way of addressing costs.
  — Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2021
• The plan must be focused on shrewd matchups early with an eye on greater value as weeks progress.
  — Lance Pugmire, USA TODAY, 31 Aug. 2022
• With his shrewd mix of humor and heart, Gee strikes storytelling gold.
  — Matthew J. Palm, OrlandoSentinel.com, 18 May 2017
• Their current dynasty was built on shrewd draft picks and unique foresight that has become the envy of the league.
  — Dan Wolken, USA TODAY, 19 June 2018
• From that vantage, picking the fight was a shrewd survival tactic.
  — Alex Altman, Time, 28 Sep. 2017
• Whether as a result of luck or shrewd front office work, or both, the Celtics’ approach is paying off.
  — New York Times, 12 June 2022
• Meghan, shrewd in her choices and earnest in her passions, lets her light shine, to quote the gospel song that played as guests exited.
  — Daniel D'addario, Time, 19 May 2018
• As May gave way to June, Yao's volte-face looked increasingly shrewd.
  — Clay Chandler, Fortune, 27 June 2022
• But Stanley was shrewd enough to turn his manner and looks into an asset.
  — Adam Shatz, The New York Review of Books, 29 Sep. 2020
• Many critics see the move as shrewd, hard-core, racist politicking at its best.
  — Angela Helm, The Root, 28 Mar. 2018

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