SMART in a Sentence

Learn SMART from example sentences; some of them are from classic books. These examples are selected from a corpus with 300,000 sentences, including classic works and current mainstream media. Some sentences also link to their contexts.

181 example sentences for SMART, such as:

1. A right smart sum it was, though.
2. You look very smart in your new suit.
3. She was anxious to please the smart kid.
4. But you aren't smart at all like a woman.
5. A smart coat is a good letter of introduction.

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 Meanings and Examples of SMART
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
smart
 a.  clever; intelligent; showing mental alertness and calculation
Classic Sentence: (152 in 11 pages)
1  "I wouldn't ever have it said that I stood in the way of a poor girl like Mattie marrying a smart fellow like Denis Eady," Zeena answered in a tone of plaintive self-effacement.
Ethan Frome By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In I
2  "I know I ain't anything like as smart as I ought to be," she went on, while he vainly struggled for expression.
Ethan Frome By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In II
3  No, it didn't seem right to learn all these smart tricks, use them so briefly and then put them away forever.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER IX
4  And let me tell you, the ones who are getting back first are the smart ones.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXVIII
5  Not the smart folks nor the quality folks nor the rich folks.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXXI
6  He knew he was no great catch for a woman half his age and pretty and smart to boot, but Frank was a gentleman and he kept his bewilderment to himself.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXXVI
7  I want somebody who's smart and energetic like Renny or Tommy Wellburn or Kells Whiting or one of the Simmons boys or--or any of that tribe.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXXVIII
8  You're a smart girl, Scarlett, and I figger, yes, you could have helped him preferrin you.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXXIX
9  She called him Mr. Hilton and she said he was a smart man, but we just laughed at her.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXXIX
10  A right smart sum it was, though.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXXIX
11  Oh, you're smart enough about dollars and cents.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XL
12  But you aren't smart at all like a woman.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XL
13  He was so smart and he had read so many books and there was no reason at all why he should not make a brilliant success and lots of money.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XLI
14  It was the same with all the smart young men she knew, the doctors, the lawyers, the storekeepers.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XLI
15  He nodded his bullet head briefly and said it was a smart move.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XLII
Example Sentence: (29 in 2 pages)
1  If your girlfriend is smart, beautiful, and gentle, then please, love her in my place for the time being.
2  You are such a talented and smart member of our team and we are truly grateful of having you.
3  He's bought me a smart new camera to replace my old one.
4  A couple of townies walked into the village pub, looking very out of place in their smart suits.
5  Girls always look on themselves as proud princesses, with the exception of a small number of either extremely ugly or exceedingly smart ones.
6  The smart executive has people he can trust doing all the real work.
7  I hope the team will project a smart, professional image.
8  A smart appearance makes a favourable impression at an interview.
9  Love isn't just for the smart of talented, but for all the animals God created.
10  She was anxious to please the smart kid.
11  A smart coat is a good letter of introduction.
12  You look very smart in your new suit.
13  Ade is handsome and smart , not to mention being a good athlete.
14  He is street smart and is not afraid of this neighborhood.
15  She always looks very professional in her smart suits.