streetwise

Example Sentences

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Rangers could have been more streetwise when re-establishing their two-goal lead and Rohl laid down the gauntlet to his players.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

They will need to do far better against a City side that could be too sharp and streetwise for them, but their age is not an excuse.

From BBC • Jan. 2, 2026

No whiff of the streetwise bunch who suckered Croatia and Poland within days of each other last November.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2025

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 want fair? How come a kid as streetwise as you seem to be is so naive when it comes to real life?”

From "Slam!" by Walter Dean Myers