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View definitions for streetwise

streetwise

adjective as in competitive

adjective as in street-smart

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Example Sentences

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.

Sean Dyche's side have got the nous and are streetwise, while Southampton are viewed by many as being naive and playing fantasy football, with their style of play under Russell Martin.

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

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Mr Sa’adu advises the newcomers - often young people from far-away towns and villages - on how to be streetwise in fast-paced Lagos, where it is easy to fall into crime and drugs.

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“I’ve been doing this for years — I am streetwise, not an idiot.”

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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