astute

Example Sentences

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Hollub was regarded as a talented petroleum engineer but she was less astute as a financial manager.

From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026

To Grisham’s credit, she will probably go down in history as the smartest, most politically astute press secretary of either Trump administration.

From Salon • Feb. 27, 2026

It’s not a hagiography—the author is too astute for that, and he gives us too much of himself in the story for it to be a flat-out praise-song to another man.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 29, 2026

That’s not logical or financially astute or adult behavior.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 19, 2026

He had inherited his mother’s delicate, transparent skin, and was small, astute, Revenge and fleet-footed as a fox.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende