street-smart
Example Sentences
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New Zealand's "street-smart" cricketers can find a way to beat England and guarantee their semi-final place at the T20 World Cup, coach Rob Walters said on Thursday.
From Barron's • Feb. 26, 2026
Brook, like Stokes and McCullum, is street-smart - hardened by playing in Yorkshire's tough men's leagues by the age of 13 - and rough around the edges.
From BBC • Apr. 7, 2025
Mark is taller and brighter than Darren but infinitely more docile and far less street-smart.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 12, 2025
The only thing we were actually missing was the liberal, street-smart yet delicate teacher in the vintage motorcycle leather jacket sent to our district with the purpose of saving us.
From Salon • Feb. 24, 2023
Even the street-smart and experienced Lamphere was not prepared for Gardner's personality or his unusual brilliance.
From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau
