Sample Sentences for
shrewd
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    My boys are young, but they are very shrewd.  (source)
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    Always looked half asleep, but was shrewd as could be when it came to a point of law.  (source)
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    He was shrewder than I, however: the moment I sat down I began to feel sleepy.  (source)
    shrewder = smarter
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    Dumbledore's got a shrewd idea,' said Lupin, 'and Dumbledore's shrewd ideas normally turn out to be accurate.'  (source)
    shrewd = smart
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    You be the fool," he gazed shrewdly at Brinker, "you do whatever anyone wants whenever they want it.†  (source)
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    The man himself was a mixture of simplicity, shrewdness, and amiability.†  (source)
    standard suffix: The suffix "-ness" converts an adjective to a noun that means the quality of. This is the same pattern you see in words like darkness, kindness, and coolness.
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    My grandfather was much shrewder than that.†  (source)
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    His powers of observation had served him well in a society where only the shrewdest, most opportunistic, most selfish, and least loyal to friends flourished.  (source)
    shrewdest = smartest
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    On the other hand, Arkush writes, Chinese proverbs are striking in their belief that "hard work, shrewd planning and self-reliance or cooperation with a small group will in time bring recompense."  (source)
    shrewd = smart
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    "Of course we're hoping Eadlyn will find someone worthy of settling down with," Mom began shrewdly.†  (source)
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    It seemed to me that his way of treating the facts showed a certain shrewdness.†  (source)
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    At any rate, Mad Claude's expression became shrewder.†  (source)
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    And then, one after the other, there came a series of incidents so curious and so inexplicable that the very shrewdest people began to feel uneasy.†  (source)
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