streetwise

Example Sentences

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How far it takes them against a streetwise England is the great unknown.

From BBC • Feb. 13, 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

They are playing like a Dyche team too - hardworking and streetwise, but with a bit of quality too.

From BBC • Oct. 24, 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