How to Use shrewd in a Sentence

shrewd

adjective
  • She's shrewd about her investments.
  • The purchase was a shrewd move.
    — Hollace Ava Weiner, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Aug. 2025
  • Taylor did not show up, which was a shrewd move.
    — Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 28 Apr. 2026
  • Like that shrewd film, Fuze is more than first meets the eye.
    — Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
  • Or will others take credit for their shrewd work?
    — Katie Grant, Parents, 25 Nov. 2025
  • The truths start to come out in this shrewd adult dramedy.
    — ABC News, 27 Apr. 2026
  • One of the emperor’s pages was shrewd like this.
    — Hazlitt, 19 Nov. 2025
  • In a shrewd metaphor, Tanya can’t even get the urn open herself.
    — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 25 July 2021
  • Zardari, though aloof in public, is known as a shrewd politician.
    — Washington Post, 22 Mar. 2018
  • She’s made a shrewd choice of storyteller.
    — Jocelyn Noveck, Boston Herald, 26 Nov. 2025
  • Chicago made a shrewd move to get him in 2024.
    — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2025
  • These networks were seen at first as a shrewd way of addressing costs.
    — Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2021
  • His talent could make the trade look like a shrewd one, however.
    — Marlowe Alter, Detroit Free Press, 1 May 2022
  • Charlie's a very shrewd player.
    — Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Feb. 2026
  • The Arizona coach’s shrewdest move of the season?
    — Jon Wilner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Apr. 2026
  • Cowley was more buttoned-up and shrewd about getting on in the world.
    — Vince Passaro, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
  • The boss’ shrewd ploy gave Payne a reason to take an early lunch break.
    — Scott Talley, Freep.com, 19 June 2022
  • Wennberg, 31, was a shrewd signing and has been a nice fit as a steady two-way guy.
    — Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 21 Dec. 2025
  • Schrader keeps things straight for viewers through the use of shrewd visual cues.
    — Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 29 Nov. 2024
  • 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
  • The Hims & Hers ad is shrewd in its heavy-handedness.
    — Yasmin Tayag, The Atlantic, 8 Feb. 2026
  • Here are some tips from the Plant Clinic for shrewd sale shopping.
    — Beth Botts, Chicago Tribune, 12 Aug. 2023
  • But there is shrewd anxiety at the root of his public fumbling.
    — Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 9 Mar. 2026
  • Will this summer of shrewd business allow the chasing four to catch the top two?
    — M.j., The Economist, 10 Aug. 2019
  • Murphy called the Reds’ move to acquire Hayes a shrewd one.
    — C. Trent Rosecrans, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2025
  • The Kraken pounced quickly and have made a shrewd gamble here.
    — Shayna Goldman, The Athletic, 19 Dec. 2024
  • Once again this proves how shrewd Nikki is as Ray struggles to keep up.
    — Zane Moses, baltimoresun.com, 25 May 2017
  • Were these the shrewd moves of a wunderkind on the doorstep of a historic election upset?
    — Eric Lach, New Yorker, 23 June 2025
  • With his shrewd mix of humor and heart, Gee strikes storytelling gold.
    — Matthew J. Palm, OrlandoSentinel.com, 18 May 2017
  • The Saints have been very shrewd in their personnel moves the past couple of years.
    — Larry Holder, NOLA.com, 11 Apr. 2018

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