streetwise
Example Sentences
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They have already shut out Spain, but I don't see them stopping Argentina, who are probably the most streetwise team in the tournament, and you cannot look past Lionel Messi having the final say.
From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2026
Pulisic said Pochettino has helped to make a talented US team more streetwise ahead of the clash.
From Barron's ● Jun. 11, 2026
Before it had just been one big, bouncy blue and orange Macy’s balloon, streetwise New York City behaving like some bucolic basketball Mayberry.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 9, 2026
No whiff of the streetwise bunch who suckered Croatia and Poland within days of each other last November.
From BBC ● Jun. 7, 2025
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
