- She showed wonderful sagacity in recognizing the danger at first glance.
- For all his brilliance and sagacity, there was something dishonest about him.
- He was unconscious of his sagacity.
Meaning of sagacity in English
(Definition of sagacity from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
Examples of sagacity
sagacity
The correspondent has penned the article with tremendous maturity, sagacity and logic.
From Washington Post
All of these we have, and with far-seeing sagacity and intelligence he gave our people what they most needed.
From NOLA.com
Consequently, various forms of memory, sagacity, or wit were highly developed, whereas these bumps typical of vanity and passion for glory were extremely small.
From the Cambridge English Corpus
Natural history simply ascribed such behavior to ingenuity or sagacity or instinct, each a label that deferred discussion of the mental complexities behind the behavioral act.
From the Cambridge English Corpus
He had sagacity and a keen perception both of the weakness and the strength of human nature.
From Project Gutenberg
They had sagacity enough to understand the facts, but not one of them would ever consent to apply them practically.
From Project Gutenberg
Neither does it imply equal aptitude for music, art or mechanics, equal business foresight or executive sagacity or statesmanship.
From Project Gutenberg
But what that something was, or what that inner motive might be, it baffled my utmost sagacity to guess.
From Project Gutenberg
Everything that he did was marked both by temperance and sagacity.
From Project Gutenberg
The words, from the experience of his sagacity, never failed to inspire me with hope of success.
From Project Gutenberg
He had a good deal of sagacity in tricks, and some practice in little arts of robbery.
From Project Gutenberg
The will and the power to apply the remedy will be a test of the sagacity and the energy of the people.
From Project Gutenberg
An ordinary man's chances in the stock market do not depend upon his own sagacity more than does guessing at next week's weather.
From Project Gutenberg
He arrived at this by his own sagacity and the stupidity of mankind.
From Project Gutenberg
Take another glance at the above touching scene and behold the lively exercise of her wonderful sagacity and powers of observation.
From Project Gutenberg
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ความเฉียบแหลม…
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mądrość, roztropność…
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