How to Use smart money in a Sentence

smart money

noun
  • Check out these smart money moves that can help you get started.
    — Alexandra Meeks, CNN, 11 May 2023
  • This is just the latest smart money move from the star player.
    — Jasmine Browley, Essence, 28 May 2022
  • These days in Yemen, the smart money flows to the pessimists.
    — The New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2021
  • In bubbles, the smart money gets out early.
    — Daniel Newman, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
  • The smart money is on Jarry or Silovs.
    — Jonas Siegel, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2025
  • One way to calm those fears is to take control of your finances with these smart money tips for new grads.
    — Andrew Torgan, CNN, 14 May 2023
  • Now even the ‘smart money’ traders are using Reddit for stock tips.
    — Nicole Goodkind, CNN, 11 Apr. 2023
  • The smart money is on connection.
    — Medhat Zaki, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
  • The smart money is already moving.
    — Bobby Ghosh, Time, 18 Jan. 2026
  • The smart money is heavily on Ecuador.
    — The Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 21 June 2026
  • The smart money is wagering the phone call can finally be made to scale.
    — Dara-Abasi Ita, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026
  • That’s an indicator that smart money will only let the line fade so much.
    — Christopher Smith, al, 6 Nov. 2020
  • The smart money is that Romney votes to convict a second time.
    — Kevin Mahnken, The New Republic, 12 Feb. 2021
  • The smart money is on Tucker going elsewhere.
    — Sahadev Sharma, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
  • That billion that was invested on Thursday, maybe that was the smart money.
    — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 10 May 2026
  • The smart money seems to be on Brooklyn, and Griffin can only hope that’s true.
    — Bruce Jenkins, San Francisco Chronicle, 6 Mar. 2021
  • The Vegas smart money was on Clyde here, after his comment shown above, which was a howler.
    — Michael Tomasky, The New Republic, 27 Oct. 2021
  • The smart money is on the guys sticking together this time, as the album title is a misnomer.
    — Bobby Olivier, SPIN, 20 Oct. 2023
  • Retail traders have quietly been emerging as the market's new smart money.
    — Yun Li, CNBC, 30 Oct. 2025
  • Because smart money moves don’t happen by accident.
    — Barbara Schreihans, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
  • Doncic has the highest odds of going first at +320 but the smart money is on Kyrie.
    — Ian Firstenberg, Chicago Tribune, 19 Feb. 2023
  • The smart money isn’t on the 49ers using free agency to restock their receiver pond.
    — Cam Inman, Mercury News, 1 Mar. 2026
  • That is why smart money shifts toward derivative markets.
    — Geoff Clark Outkick, FOXNews.com, 13 May 2026
  • The smart money is on both leaving school, but their struggles have certainly added some intrigue the decisions.
    — Jon Hale, The Courier-Journal, 11 Mar. 2021
  • Watch the podcast to find out where smart money is positioning ahead of 2026.
    — Moneyshow, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
  • What's worth noting now is that smart money remains skeptical about a bullish reversal in bitcoin.
    — Omkar Godbole, Forbes, 3 June 2022
  • And the guide is chock full of surprising trends and hints at where the smart money is moving that will be of interest to anyone in finance.
    — Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 12 Jan. 2023
  • That’s why the smart money, this entire time, has been in remote services, not in hardware or product delivery.
    — Liz Elting, Forbes, 27 Jan. 2022
  • But plugging the gaps with good players at smart money is where Berry can make a major difference with a handful of moves.
    — Doug Lesmerises, cleveland, 18 Feb. 2022
  • On clean energy, the smart money at Davos is betting against the most powerful person here.
    — Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 22 Jan. 2026

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