streetwise
Example Sentences
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Rangers could have been more streetwise when re-establishing their two-goal lead and Rohl laid down the gauntlet to his players.
From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026
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 • Feb. 2, 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
“I’ve been doing this for years — I am streetwise, not an idiot.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2024
Goldman was from Queens, a streetwise, muscled Air Force veteran in his forties, and I considered him a stalwart.
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
