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
So, do I go with the energy of Leeds or back streetwise Palace?
From BBC • Dec. 18, 2025
His team should be too streetwise for Wolves, though.
From BBC • Dec. 1, 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
“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
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
