- comparative of smart.
smarter
Example Sentences
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They can arrive wrapped in the language of progress—faster, smarter, more efficient—until one day we realize that what has arrived isn’t what we wanted.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 9, 2026
"Such devices could be used in smarter infrared sensors, more efficient energy systems, and new types of photonic memory that store information using light and heat instead of electrical charges."
From Science Daily • Jul. 7, 2026
“We talk down to people. We talk past people. They think we just think we’re smarter than other people, that we’re so judgmental and full of ourselves.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 7, 2026
As well as a shorter season, players have asked for smarter scheduling at tournaments - including fewer late-night finishes.
From BBC • Jun. 29, 2026
Blessings, blessings, so many blessings: How Shirley and Jimmie and Juanita are getting bigger and smarter, how they are my little chocolate drops—each one of them.
From "Betty Before X" by Ilyasah Shabazz and Renée Watson
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