sharp as a tack
Example Sentences
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Whittle said Rutan had been courageous in his final hours at the hospital — sharp as a tack, calm and joking with them about what might come next after death.
From Seattle Times • May 4, 2024
“There is a difference because I know people that are 90 years old that are sharp as a tack — in fact, some of them are smarter than they were 20 years before.”
From Washington Times • Jul. 7, 2023
“There are huge individual differences in how people age. Some are sharp as a tack at 90 or 100, some have cognitive impairment in their 50’s,” Aldwin said.
From Slate • Feb. 18, 2023
"Passionate, erudite and sharp as a tack… her editorial ambition is second to none. We have been incredibly lucky to work alongside her."
From BBC • Aug. 26, 2022
He was parked in his pearl-gray Cadillac, sharp as a tack, “cooling it.”
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
