streetwise

Example Sentences

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So, do I go with the energy of Leeds or back streetwise Palace?

From BBC • Dec. 18, 2025

Heralded for her Olivier-winning performance as Alma in Williams’ “Summer and Smoke,” Ferran, a Spanish British actress, is completely fluent in the playwright’s grand, streetwise lyricism.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 2025

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

“I’ve been doing this for years — I am streetwise, not an idiot.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 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