streetwise
Example Sentences
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His dark complexion, rustic drawl and streetwise swagger became integral to his cinematic identity.
From BBC
No whiff of the streetwise bunch who suckered Croatia and Poland within days of each other last November.
From BBC
Now he’s back with his own film about a streetwise addict and it turns out he’s a heck of a director, too.
From Los Angeles Times
She was streetwise and brassy and physically striking, a small-time hustler and “dice girl” who lingered in casinos to induce men to drink and gamble.
From Los Angeles Times
You cannot press and play with high energy for the full 90 minutes and Arsenal were streetwise enough not to exhaust themselves in the first half and to leave something in the tank.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
