Sentence examples for both shrewd from inspiring English sources

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Behind the boyish look -- the polka-dot shirttails hanging out beneath the striped sweater -- he's both shrewd and wry about his shrewdness.

The acquisitions of Billy Knott and Scott Wagstaff in particular appear both shrewd and exciting.

"They're both shrewd politicians and neither made a mistake that's going to change the race.

Nevertheless he was one of the great rulers of his age, being both shrewd and tireless in his concern for his country.

"Whether on the ball field or in court, 'it ain't over till it's over' is both shrewd observation and sound advice," he wrote.

Stewart's account of his attempts to placate the various local figures who continually threaten to kill each other, or him, is both shrewd and self-deprecating.

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Both are shrewd negotiators, who associates say are increasingly concerned about their legacies.

Today, Ms. Calderon is both a shrewd politician and a bit of a workaholic.

Harvey Weinstein is both a shrewd and demanding negotiator who strikes fear among his opponents.

Hecht and Light both give shrewd comic performances, with Light kvetching impeccably and Hecht spitting poison darts — she compares Bing Crosby's yuletide crooning to a "tiny acoustic rape" — with breathy serenity.

And he is widely regarded as both a shrewd political tactician, having helped engineer a substantial victory for Mr. Corzine on Election Day, with a wonk's knowledge of policy.

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