Sentences with acumen
a·cu·men
A a - His sharp business acumen meant he quickly rose to the top.
- Sunning himself on the board steps, I saw for the first time Mr. Farquhar Fenelon Cooke. [ …] A silver snaffle on a heavy leather watch guard which connected the pockets of his corduroy waistcoat, together with a huge gold stirrup in his Ascot tie, sufficiently proclaimed his tastes. [ …] But withal there was a perceptible acumen about the man which was puzzling in the extreme.
- Like Fraser, Alway is credited as being one of those rare types who combine business acumen with a genuine love of the arts.
- I wanted to put some of my dollars into firms where I could use my business experience and acumen to help them grow.
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- The rostrum is the anterior extension of the carapace between the eyes. It ends in a more or less acute tip, or acumen, and may have a lateral spine on each side or bear a longitudinal keel (carina) on the dorsal surface.
- If you have any technical acumen, it is likely you will soon have a home network of PCs, printers, answering machines.
- Means every word and delivers the exploration into the existential with a good dose of real-world business acumen and common sense.
- Remarkable acumen in business matters.
- Ironically, the movement that shunned material wealth and consumerism will now have to use its considerable business acumen to stay afloat.