smarten
Example Sentences
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"They can fix it," one Whitehall source says, but "they have to realise they have caused it and smarten up how they make decisions".
From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2025
“They’re just so good on the power play. So let’s just smarten up in that area.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 23, 2024
It may not sound as great as the fourth-gen Echo Dot, but it still offers impressive sound for its size and remains an affordable way to smarten up any room.
From The Verge ● Jun. 3, 2022
“I would like to see people smarten up so that we don’t have to have a mandate in the first place,” she said.
From New York Times ● Dec. 27, 2021
“The Sorting Ceremony will take place in a few minutes in front of the rest of the school. I suggest you all smarten yourselves up as much as you can while you are waiting.”
From "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" by J.K. Rowling
