How to Use smart in a Sentence

smart

1 of 4 adjective

• Poodles are said to be smart dogs.
• He gave her a smart answer.
• That was a smart investment.
• The dumb ones and the smart ones.
  — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 20 Apr. 2026
• Cruz is smart enough to know that.
  — Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 5 Feb. 2026
• And this class is now smarter for it!
  — Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 10 June 2026
• And the film is smart enough to know it.
  — Ana Gutierrez, Austin American Statesman, 18 Feb. 2026
• So, be smart, stay safe, and just breathe.
  — Tony Leopardo, Mercury News, 31 Aug. 2025
• So, be smart, stay safe, and just breathe.
  — Tony Leopardo, Mercury News, 11 Jan. 2026
• Of course not—you’d do the smart thing and buy one.
  — Stackcommerce Team, PC Magazine, 7 Mar. 2026
• Maybe youse are smart enough to know what the hell that means.
  — Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer, 10 Mar. 2022
• Gascón is smart enough not to let words come back to haunt him.
  — Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2022
• And so wickedly smart to call it.
  — Safiyah Riddle, Fortune, 23 Jan. 2026
• Not all smart feeders are the same.
  — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 13 Mar. 2026
• Zeena the whippet is a very smart dog.
  — Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
• So dumb guys go for dumb girls, and smart guys go for dumb girls?
  — Sauleha Kamal, The Atlantic, 12 June 2018
• Ask questions that sound smart but safe.
  — Benjamin Laker, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
• People who slow things down sound smart.
  — Benjamin Laker, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
• His teammates would be smart to do the same.
  — Zack Rosenblatt, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
• But what is so smart about a whip, and why should punch be pleased?
  — Richard Lederer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Mar. 2022
• Which smart bird feeder is best for you?
  — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 13 Mar. 2026
• This handsome boy is smart and loves to learn.
  — Maryanne Dell, Oc Register, 4 Apr. 2026
• Can’t live without your smart bag?
  — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Feb. 2026
• Be conscious of what sounds smart, and why.
  — Laura Aull, The Conversation, 20 Mar. 2026
• The smartest closet cleanout starts with a sort.
  — Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 24 June 2026
• Brown wrote two smart columns this week.
  — Payton Titus, Louisville Courier Journal, 9 Oct. 2025
• That’s where smart planning comes in.
  — Taylor Haught, Miami Herald, 19 Feb. 2026
• That's where smart pill dispensers come in.
  — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 26 Sep. 2025
• Grateful for love & smart feet.
  — Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 20 Apr. 2026
• Grateful for love & smart feet.
  — Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 9 Apr. 2026

smart

2 of 4 verb

• Her eyes were smarting from the smoke.
• What can smart job seekers do to land the right role?
  — Julia Sullivan, USA Today, 23 Sep. 2025
• My hands smarted from grabbing a branch bristling with sharp spines.
  — National Geographic, 1 Oct. 2019
• But Lyons, who was still smarting from the April e-mail, had had enough.
  — Frank Phillips, BostonGlobe.com, 28 June 2018
• The French, still smarting from the Treaty of Paris, did not.
  — Literary Hub, 26 May 2026
• Flat suede ankle boots are just as comfortable as sneakers, yet still smart enough for the office.
  — Clare Holden, Glamour, 24 Oct. 2025
• Democrats are still smarting from the initial round of the redistricting wars that kicked off last year.
  — Philip Elliott, Time, 8 June 2026
• Fear sharpened her wits, and the world shifted into focus as the smarting in her eyes faded.
  — David Canfield, EW.com, 17 Oct. 2019
• Some, smarting from recent layoffs and pay cuts, felt the company was asking even more of them.
  — Mike Rogoway | [email protected], oregonlive, 26 Jan. 2023
• Bogle was warned against the dangers of allocating money to smart beta funds.
  — Bloomberg.com, 12 June 2017
• The layer that helps AI go from intelligent to smart.
  — Kjartan Rist, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
• Since Gemini is just rolling out to smart home devices, some of its specifics have not yet been established.
  — PC Magazine, 3 Oct. 2025
• The opposition, still smarting at its ejection from office, will pounce at the first sign of failure.
  — The Economist, 12 June 2019
• Losing can lead to winning, which eventually leads to smart and planned losing, which leads to winning again.
  — Doug Lesmerises, cleveland.com, 17 July 2017
• Nothing smarts quite like a sunburn, so use an ocean-friendly sunscreen that'll save your skin and protect the creatures in the water.
  — Scottie Andrew, CNN, 29 Aug. 2019
• Until then, Bloom, still smarting over recent events, had been cautious in her public statements.
  — Bryan Smith, Los Angeles Magazine, 8 June 2018
• The highs here work because the MCU is a monument to smart casting; there’s warmth amid the chill.
  — Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 11 Nov. 2022
• Pitchers tossed underhand and no one wore gloves yet, resulting in smarting pain in the hands of catchers and first basemen.
  — Jeff Suess, The Enquirer, 29 Mar. 2023
• Upgrade to smart home lighting with this starter kit, which includes four white and colour ambient bulbs and a Hue home hub to voice control your lights.
  — Fiona Tapp, CNN Underscored, 13 Oct. 2020
• One day soon, will smart tech be able to model a brisket stall and calibrate one of these smart smokers to push it through to completion at the press of a button?
  — Noah Kaufman, Bon Appetit Magazine, 1 July 2026
• Back in the Norchester neighborhood, Daniel Rawson was smarting at his bad bet.
  — Valerie Bauerlein, WSJ, 31 Aug. 2017
• Martinez was left shaking his head, just like Hernández, who was still smarting a week after Judge’s home run robbery.
  — Scott Miller, New York Times, 13 July 2023
• Only then can smart cities fulfill their promise of making urban life safer, healthier, and more sustainable.
  — Chuck Brooks, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
• Fiorentina’s ultras refused to go to the game in protest at ticket prices but showed up on the outskirts of Pisa, smarting for a fight anyway.
  — James Horncastle, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
• Why would smart people follow their leaders in unknown, possibly risky terrain, when even those leaders are unsure about the smartest way ahead?
  — Jean-Francois Cousin, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2021
• This happens every single day, to smart and hardworking business owners who did everything right.
  — Lien De Pau, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
• Soon, Goodwin began out-smarting his family.
  — Doug Haller, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2026
• Prime Day is one of the best times to snag steep discounts on tech products, from streaming devices to smart gadgets to wearable accessories.
  — Alex Warner, PEOPLE.com, 22 June 2021
• From Apple’s AirTags to smart home equipment, keep your family and friends up to date with the latest and greatest.
  — Madeline Fass, Vogue, 10 Dec. 2022
• The first of their bunch, not a few of them Southerners smarting from the Civil War, took on the task of erasing what the earth had been.
  — Mark Arax, New York Times, 1 June 2023

smart

3 of 4 noun

• His game is all about his smarts.
  — Scott Wheeler, New York Times, 16 Mar. 2026
• Test your sci-fi smarts in our quiz!
  — Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 17 Oct. 2025
• Roush has the smarts and the bloodlines.
  — Kevin Fishbain, New York Times, 13 May 2026
• That means games will be won on skill and smarts rather than surprise.
  — Nancy Armour, USA TODAY, 29 May 2018
• She was wowed by his sweetness and his smarts, and by the setting.
  — Vance Muse, Houston Chronicle, 14 June 2019
• Language may be one of the best ways to demonstrate that kind of smarts.
  — Jocelyn Solis-Moreira, Popular Science, 14 Sep. 2023
• At times in camp, though, Barron has looked lost in his own smarts.
  — Luca Evans, Denver Post, 22 Aug. 2025
• The junior walk-on guard is the guy teammates said is the most book-smart on the team.
  — Fletcher Page, The Courier-Journal, 30 Oct. 2017
• Europe has the smarts and the wealth and the market to be a tech leader.
  — Adam Lashinsky, Fortune, 22 Nov. 2019
• Some of the smarts in the Siemens building are there for the workers.
  — The Economist, 12 Sep. 2019
• Stick tap for the Knights’ discipline and smarts on and off the ice.
  — Steve Rosenbloom, chicagotribune.com, 21 May 2018
• But crows aren’t the only birds who have some serious smarts.
  — Daisy Hernandez, Popular Mechanics, 31 Dec. 2019
• Who wouldn’t be happy, living life with so much talent or smarts?
  — Isabel Fattal, The Atlantic, 17 Jan. 2026
• Your blood sweat tears brilliant smarts heart and soul in every single frame.
  — Elizabeth Rosner, PEOPLE, 21 Jan. 2026
• That’ll mean playing smart based on field position and clock.
  — Albert Breer, SI.com, 2 Nov. 2017
• The athleticism and the smarts won’t be a problem.
  — Kevin Fishbain, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
• The Chiefs, at least from my view, have handled this with smarts and planning.
  — Sam Mellinger, kansascity, 30 Jan. 2018
• Read how the pop star’s net worth has soared through touring, album sales and business smarts.
  — Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2023
• Gordon showed speed and smarts to pounce on the loose ball and quickly find the feet of his captain.
  — Liam Tharme, New York Times, 2 July 2026
• Growing up in the big city also made Nancy tough and street-smart.
  — Juan Ortega, www.sun-sentinel.com, 24 Apr. 2018
• Given that, the police should probably have had the smarts to back off.
  — Leor Galil, Chicago Reader, 23 Feb. 2018
• Her smarts, wit and sense of humor will always be with anyone who knew Deb.
  — courant.com, 26 Nov. 2019
• The women use their power over men, and their smarts, to fulfill both needs and desires.
  — Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 12 Sep. 2019
• It's now launched a new range of smart glasses with AI smarts on board, sans those brand names.
  — New Atlas, 24 June 2026
• With those smarts, there’s just a hard-working player who will outright create his own points to pounce at.
  — Shayna Goldman, New York Times, 14 May 2026
• New York smart tells us that this situation and moment are not about the facts.
  — Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 10 Aug. 2021
• Then nickels, where foot quickness, toughness and smarts are paramount.
  — Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 6 Dec. 2025
• But teams that combine speed with smarts tend to exert enough pressure to break an opponent.
  — Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2025
• Google’s Chromecast can help bring smarts and streaming to your TV.
  — Alexandria Haslam, PCWorld, 12 Sep. 2018
• His game is about his feet, his smarts and his competitiveness, and each is at a high level.
  — Scott Wheeler, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2026

smart

4 of 4 adverb

• I dress smarter than she does.
• He plays smart and the fans appreciate that.
• Play it smart during the contract negotiations and you'll get more vacation time.
• All this talk about getting smart and standing up to immigrants is a giant con.
  — William Saletan, Slate Magazine, 31 Mar. 2017
• Work hard and smart now as this cycle of high dynamics won’t last forever.
  — Jeraldine Saunders, The Mercury News, 29 Mar. 2017
• The Colorado staff has been smart in moving him up all over the field to get the ball in his hands, even playing him as a Wildcat quarterback at times.
  — Jeff Bailey, The Denver Post, 4 Dec. 2019
• Get a visual on your timers (and the time of day) with the Echo Wall Clock, a smart-looking clock that works with your existing compatible Echo device.
  — Cnn Underscored Staff, CNN Underscored, 30 Nov. 2020
• Adams, son of the second president, and sixth president himself, was smart, omnivorous, observant, bitchy, and hilarious (though always unintentionally).
  — Nr Symposium, National Review, 31 July 2017
• But the combination of huge torque and a smart-shifting eight-speed automatic transmission means there's no need to work the engine to 6500 rpm to experience uncomfortable levels of acceleration.
  — Mike Duff, Car and Driver, 10 July 2020