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Example sentences from the Web for smartsSome people have the smarts to grow the economic pie more than others and will end up serving themselves a relatively big slice. Never Mind Inequality: Silicon Valley Enriches All of Our Lives|Gregory Ferenstein|May 30, 2013|DAILY BEAST Yet seriously there cannot be any doubt about Ted Cruz's "smarts." Why Does Ted Cruz Inspire Such Animosity?|David Frum|May 3, 2013|DAILY BEAST Paul Ryan, heralded for his smarts, will have an opportunity to prove just how sharp he is in front of a large national audience. 13 Questions That Should Be Asked at the Vice Presidential Debate|Brian Ries, Sam Schlinkert|October 11, 2012|DAILY BEAST Washington is riveting as a woman with smarts, guts, and a weakness for her former boss, the leader of the free world. ‘Scandal’ and ‘Styled by June’: Allison Samuels’s Prime-Time Saviors|Allison Samuels|April 23, 2012|DAILY BEAST
By using your smarts and basic common sense, you can sidestep the majority of arguments thought to plague female friends. Michelle Obama’s Friendship Secrets|Allison Samuels|April 20, 2012|DAILY BEAST Poor Henrietta's heart is suffering from another sorrow which she feels all the more keenly because it smarts unceasingly. The Poor Plutocrats|Maurus Jkai Oh, it smarts very much,” he answered, “though I do not think you care much about it. Norman Vallery|W.H.G. Kingston It is the little stab which smarts the most; the blow which accompanies the deeper wound, numbs in its very delivery. Antony Gray,--Gardener|Leslie Moore After he was dismembered, she heard him utter with a loud voice, "Oh, it smarts!" The Catholic World. Volume II; Numbers 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12.|E. Rameur "No; but I've got a burned knee and it smarts," retorted Bob. The Iron Boys in the Steel Mills|James R. Mears
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pl nslang, mainly US know-how, intelligence, or witsstreet smarts Words nearby smartssmartish, smart mob, smart money, smartmouth, smartphone, smarts, smart sanction, smart set, smartwatch, smart weapons, smartweed Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to smartsmind, brilliance, comprehension, aptitude, sense, cleverness, intellect, acumen, competence, alertness, perception, brainpower, understanding, reason, know-how, judgment, perspicacity, brightness, savvy, precocity |