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Meanings of shrewd sense in English

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Usage of shrewd sense in English
1
His own shrewd sense confirmed the wisdom of her words.
The Young Woodsman; Or, Life in the Forests of Canada
2
His spectacled eyes peered everywhere, and his shrewd sense judged instantly of a thing's value.
Salute to Adventurers
3
She was just an extraordinarily alert woman, mentally and physically, with a shrewd sense of values.
Fanny Herself
4
He has besides his passions shrewd sense; and his passions may be rightly directed by benevolent attraction.
Miscellaneous Prose
5
There was power in his individuality, and, besides shrewd sense, he possessed a considerable gift for mechanics.
Absalom's Hair
6
Tylor says primitive man has "rude, shrewd sense." The Igorot has more-hehas practical wisdom.
The Bontoc Igorot
7
He saw it clearly with his shrewd sense; and though his worn-out body revolted, his resolution did not flinch.
The Intriguers
8
His shrewd sense and knowledge of those with whom he had to deal came at once to his aid.
The Raid from Beausejour; and How the Carter Boys Lifted the Mor...
9
He complimented Anderson's shrewd sense.
The Desert of Wheat
10
Lowell's own mind, like Franklin's, like Lincoln's, had a shrewd sense of what concerns the common interests of all.
Modern American Prose Selections
11
Most men who do my job have the shrewd sense to free themselves from the attentions of their curious family.
Shadows in Bronze
12
He had a good deal of the obstinacy characteristic of many stupid men, but this decision was based on shrewd sense.
The Highgrader
13
There must have been, despite her shrewd sense, an obtuse streak in Tilly, else she would never have written that letter.
Stories of a Western Town
14
Now, instead of showing Arthur what her substratum of shrewd sense enabled her to see, she ministered soothingly unto his vanity.
The Second Generation
15
Besides this method of making money, so strictly social, Saville had also applied his keen intellect and shrewd sense to other speculations.
Godolphin, Volume 2.
16
It was not always grammatical, but as well adapted for conveying wit and humor and shrewd sense as the Scotch of Burns.
Autobiography of Seventy Years, Vol. 1-2
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