wise up
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.
Brett Baird, the office manager for Green Home Solutions, which does weatherization work in Pennsylvania and New Jersey under agreements with local utilities, said consumers are just beginning to wise up.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 22, 2022
What converted me was my wife telling me I’d be banned from her store if I didn’t wise up.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 11, 2022
So unless they wise up and change their minds, the future is looking quite gloomy indeed.
From Salon • Jul. 14, 2021
Gray, the former Sanders press secretary, wishes all progressives would wise up and call themselves leftists, but she understands these semantic discussions are taking place among a tiny subset of highly engaged citizens.
From Washington Post • Jan. 28, 2021
"Say, Windy," began Dunk, giving Fred the most natural nickname that occurred to him, "it's all in the family now, so just wise up that I'm Dunk, Gerald's Jerry and Art's Fly."
From The Boy Scouts of the Air in Indian Land by Stuart, Gordon
