streetwise
Example Sentences
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Before it had just been one big, bouncy blue and orange Macy’s balloon, streetwise New York City behaving like some bucolic basketball Mayberry.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
So, do I go with the energy of Leeds or back streetwise Palace?
From BBC • Dec. 18, 2025
His team should be too streetwise for Wolves, though.
From BBC • Dec. 1, 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
