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.
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So, do I go with the energy of Leeds or back streetwise Palace?
From BBC
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
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.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
