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
His team should be too streetwise for Wolves, though.
From BBC • Dec. 1, 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
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
She and Allen could see the road Nicholas was on, but, streetwise though they were, could do little to stop it.
From "Class Matters" by The New York Times
