Sentences with 'shrewd'
Example sentences and phrases with the word shrewd and other words derived from it.
• « Philip II was the classic Macedonian leader: shrewd, skilled in battle and quick to reward loyalty or punish sedition. »
• « Caesar himself was a brilliant general and a shrewd politician; he was adept at maintaining the appearance of loyalty to Rome's ancient institutions while seizing opportunities to advance and enrich himself and his family. »
• « Muhammad was particularly well known as a fair and shrewd arbiter of disputes between other Arab tribes and traders. »
• « Thanks to its takeover of Central and South America, Spain had huge reserves of gold bullion in the 16th century, and thanks to shrewd Habsburg marriages, Spain was part of the largest dynastic system in Europe. »