streetwise
Example Sentences
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A streetwise Scotland smothered France in defence and ran them through in attack, at one point stretching their lead to a scarcely credible 33 points.
From BBC • Mar. 14, 2026
How far it takes them against a streetwise England is the great unknown.
From BBC • Feb. 13, 2026
Heralded for her Olivier-winning performance as Alma in Williams’ “Summer and Smoke,” Ferran, a Spanish British actress, is completely fluent in the playwright’s grand, streetwise lyricism.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 2025
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
“Neither do I. We’re not as streetwise as you, Dirtyhands.”
From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
