street-smart
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Suddenly I realized the learning opportunity that had been quietly on offer in all those place names, if only I’d been street-smart.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
New Zealand's "street-smart" cricketers can find a way to beat England and guarantee their semi-final place at the T20 World Cup, coach Rob Walters said on Thursday.
From Barron's ● Feb. 26, 2026
But when Zoë is forced by circumstance to look into the case, she reveals herself to be fearless, dogged and street-smart, as noir an investigator as Oxford is likely to get.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2025
Hun Sen is one of Asia's great survivors, a wily, street-smart politician who has time and again outmanoeuvred his opponents.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2023
He’s a street-smart dog, but there’s much he hasn’t seen.
From "The One and Only Ivan" by Katherine Applegate
If the spark does not return, Brook will rely on the power of the collective – what India's bowling coach Morne Morkel described as a more "street smart" England set-up under the Yorkshireman's leadership.
From BBC ● Mar. 4, 2026
The deeply caring Tess is a perfect victim, but she’s also street smart, and her soft skills and ability to read others are the most effective powers for fighting the evil she encounters.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 7, 2022
The breed is known for not being "street smart" since they trust strangers and love to chase anything that moves, including vehicles.
From Salon ● Mar. 2, 2022
“Corey was a street smart debater,” he said, adding, “by the time he was a senior he was ranking with some of the best in the state.”
From New York Times ● Aug. 5, 2018
I keep chattering and though she’s my little sister, she’s street smart.
From "Ghost Boys" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
