How to use "astute" in sentences with meaning in English and Hindi

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Example sentences for "astute" in popular movie and book plots

  • Seeing their fear, and noting Lois' her astute insights, Superman asks Lois to be his political conscience.  - Superman: Earth One
  • Unlike the men with whom she involved herself, Maggie is financially astute and has invested wisely.  - Death of a Hussy
  • After reading the story by Kamyshev it becomes clear to the astute publisher (Olegar Fedoro) who was Olga's real murderer.  - A Hunting Accident
  • Suzanne defends Herbie, with the help of an astute journalist and a police officer who has access to documents that she wouldn't otherwise.  - The Modular Man
  • Karn is astute enough to understand that Sarchimus did not rescue him for altruistic reasons.  - When the Green Star Calls
  • He also befriends an astute Afghan horse-dealer named Mahbub Ali (Bryan Brown), a British Secret Service agent, who helps him with his task.  - Kim (1984 film)
  • Miss Jane Hathaway is an astute pillar of a quaint coastal community, where her house sets atop a hill.  - Lavender and Old Lace
  • Singaperumal (Murali), an astute police officer, is promoted to the position of Director General of Police (DGP).  - Gemini (2002 Tamil film)
  • Dixie again seeks a divorce, but the astute judge denies it.  - Lady Be Good (1941 film)
  • Through a series of astute investigations, he unearths the truth.  - Khud-Daar
  • With the money, suitably increased by some astute gambling, he plans to found a cat ranch in America.  - Buttercup Day
  • This sets up a conflict in Cordier, that he might not be the astute judge of character that his title indicates.  - Diary of a Madman (film)
  • Brydon has begun to realize that he might have been an astute businessman if he hadn't forsaken moneymaking for a more leisurely life.  - The Jolly Corner
  • Business was good, and through astute investments in the stock market, Erik and Darius prospered.  - The Phantom of Manhattan
  • The narrator, a writer for a literary newspaper, prides himself on his astute review of Hugh Vereker's latest novel.  - The Figure in the Carpet
  • The king takes a particular liking to Button Bright, whom he considers astute and clever due to his tabula rasa-like mind.  - The Road to Oz

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