wise guy
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
In both instances, Fed officials relied on comforting data analyses that betrayed breathtaking naivete about the behavior of Wall Street wiseguys and dynamics of financial markets.
From Washington Post • May 27, 2022
As Sheeran rises, so does the number of wiseguys in this epic tale.
From New York Times • Dec. 6, 2019
Having spent most of his working life portraying wiseguys, the latter actor was most likely a boon for the heist film’s obsessive fixation on verisimilitude.
From The Guardian • Jan. 14, 2019
With the trail reaching the NFL, wiseguys would wager that other owners are guilty of creepy behavior, too.
From Washington Times • Dec. 20, 2017
Only after his supervisor, a high priest with some understanding of the mentality of these young wiseguys from the Model Railroad Club, came and explained the situation did he calm down.
From Hackers, Heroes of the Computer Revolution Chapters 1 and 2 by Levy, Steven
