smarten

Example Sentences

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Could have the game for Australia, but needs to smarten up.

From BBC • Nov. 22, 2025

“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

Next, smarten the grid by updating technology to increase the network’s flexibility and responsiveness.

From Washington Post • Sep. 3, 2021

It’s also a self-protective reflex in the workplace: there’s vindication in seeing a boss who’s always telling others to smarten up wearing her sweater inside-out.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 14, 2018

“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