wise guy

Example Sentences

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“You wouldn’t hire a wise guy, you wouldn’t hire a made man, like a mobster, to work in a DA’s office.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2024

Locke has Charlie’s gentle deportment but with the soft edge of a cool-kid wise guy.

From New York Times • Jul. 29, 2023

He’s a wise guy throughout, and short on insight but packed with silliness mostly based on reacting to stuff on the screen.

From Washington Times • Sep. 30, 2022

I enjoyed the Marx Brothers movies, but I liked Groucho because he was the wise guy.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 13, 2021

Clevinger was a troublemaker and a wise guy.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller