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
• Instead, a shrewd eye at the end goal guides him over sideshow theatrics.
  — Philip Elliott, Time, 17 Oct. 2017
• Will this summer of shrewd business allow the chasing four to catch the top two?
  — M.j., The Economist, 10 Aug. 2019
• And thus far, the shrewd adjustments have proven fruitful.
  — oregonlive, 3 May 2022
• The boss’ shrewd ploy gave Payne a reason to take an early lunch break.
  — Scott Talley, Freep.com, 19 June 2022
• 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
• The trade for Drury may have been the shrewdest move of the Yankees’ offseason.
  — Jesse Yomtov, USA TODAY, 28 Mar. 2018
• The Saints have been very shrewd in their personnel moves the past couple of years.
  — Larry Holder, NOLA.com, 11 Apr. 2018
• His talent could make the trade look like a shrewd one, however.
  — Marlowe Alter, Detroit Free Press, 1 May 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
• Time will tell if the Bears made a shrewd decision or put themselves in a bad spot.
  — Brad Biggs, chicagotribune.com, 2 Sep. 2021
• In the mean time, the Chiefs made yet another shrewd free-agent signing.
  — Jeff Fedotin, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2021
• Here are some tips from the Plant Clinic for shrewd sale shopping.
  — Beth Botts, Chicago Tribune, 12 Aug. 2023
• From that vantage, picking the fight was a shrewd survival tactic.
  — Alex Altman, Time, 28 Sep. 2017
• 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
• 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
• The demands are high, and shrewd restraint is a prerequisite.
  — Josh Jacquot, Car and Driver, 20 Dec. 2017
• Once again this proves how shrewd Nikki is as Ray struggles to keep up.
  — Zane Moses, baltimoresun.com, 25 May 2017
• To the more cynical, this may look like a shrewd business strategy.
  — Florence Kane, Glamour, 15 May 2017
• Every step of the way, she was accompanied by her shrewd mother.
  — Gary Kamiya, SFChronicle.com, 11 Dec. 2020
• So finding a center whose contract isn’t cumbersome for the next few years would be shrewd.
  — Chris Fedor, cleveland, 5 Feb. 2020
• Larry Paulsen is spry and shrewd as Olivia’s jester, Feste.
  — Lisa Kennedy, The Know, 30 Nov. 2019
• 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
• His touchdown at Green Bay was the result of a shrewd call by Lazor.
  — Paul Dehner Jr., Cincinnati.com, 2 Oct. 2017
• With his shrewd mix of humor and heart, Gee strikes storytelling gold.
  — Matthew J. Palm, OrlandoSentinel.com, 18 May 2017
• It is revealed that this shrewd woman has already picked up a little sign language.
  — Zane Moses, baltimoresun.com, 22 June 2017
• Altman himself was shrewd about the movie’s layers and lasting appeal.
  — Caryn James, Town & Country, 9 Jan. 2022

Last Updated: 23 Apr 2024