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

Amazon’s orb-like Echo Dot is one of the most affordable ways to smarten up your home, and it’s now cheaper than ever before.

From The Verge • Apr. 25, 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

This will not only smarten up the tree but, more importantly, also leave a small, clean wound that will heal more quickly.

From Washington Post • Aug. 3, 2021

But she been needing to smarten up since she was borned.

From "Girls Like Us" by Gail Giles