Example Sentences

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This is where Derry Girls star Coughlan popped up from the audience, shrewdly observing that British people "tend to root for the failure of others".

From BBC • Mar. 22, 2026

We often forget, Mr. Sunstein shrewdly points out, that we not only choose, we also choose whether to choose.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 15, 2025

It shrewdly demanded a ceasefire and hostage exchange as the deal’s first steps.

From Slate • Nov. 21, 2025

The misguided fostering of such deeply felt companionship between the two new pals unravels in “Twinless,” a shrewdly constructed, heartrending dramedy that the multitalented Sweeney also wrote and directed with admirable originality.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 5, 2025

“Were you doing anything untrustworthy at the time?” said Hermione shrewdly.

From "Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban" by J.K. Rowling