- present tense form of smart (3rd person singular).
smarts
Britishplural noun
Example Sentences
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The Eliza effect may refer to an overattribution of human smarts to AI.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
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
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
“I did not help her! Did it ever occur to you that she might have some smarts of her own?”
From "Out of My Mind" by Sharon M. Draper
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