Sentence examples for a shrewd mixture from inspiring English sources
Darius volunteers to clinch the story and wins Kenneth over with a shrewd mixture of sarcasm and kooky audacity.
This lonely and bitter boy's experience could easily have remained distant and abstract on film, but Mr. Burns has made it heartbreakingly palpable with a shrewd mixture of old photos, film clips, pictures of O'Neill's residences and interviews with contemporary actors, directors, playwrights and scholars.
"Nobody's Perfect," a shrewd mixture of apology ("I feel so sad/ What I did wasn't right") and self-justification ("What did you expect/ I'm doing my best"), could have been a rueful ballad sung to the acoustic guitar that appears briefly in the middle of the song.
The album's shrewd mixture of styles is a celebration of survival, however, whether it's maudlin balladry ('It Takes One'), flashy Tennessee rock ('Bitter End') or plaintive tradition ('Change Your Heart').
She travelled back and forth to the frontlines, shooting what she saw, often driven by a mixture of humanity, political commitment and a shrewd understanding of the power of the photograph to shape public opinion.
He seemed a shrewd choice.
