smarts

Example Sentences

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Resident birds show more smarts than migratory ones, and city birds are sharper than their country brethren.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

The next big test will be when Siri gets new smarts later this year, due in part to a collaboration with Google that Apple announced in January.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

While Borthwick has generally been wedded to speed and breakdown smarts in his back row, there is the option of adding some bosh.

From BBC • Mar. 9, 2026

Street smarts may hold the upper hand for now.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 28, 2026

“Luck or smarts, I don’t care, long as I’m not dead.”

From "Ship Breaker" by Paolo Bacigalupi