streetwise

Example Sentences

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They will need to do far better against a City side that could be too sharp and streetwise for them, but their age is not an excuse.

From BBC • Jan. 2, 2026

No whiff of the streetwise bunch who suckered Croatia and Poland within days of each other last November.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2025

Paxton is a sweet and eager missionary born into the faith; Barnes joined by way of her mother’s conversion and seems a bit more streetwise.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 12, 2024

Sean Dyche's side have got the nous and are streetwise, while Southampton are viewed by many as being naive and playing fantasy football, with their style of play under Russell Martin.

From BBC • Oct. 31, 2024

“You want fair? How come a kid as streetwise as you seem to be is so naive when it comes to real life?”

From "Slam!" by Walter Dean Myers