wits
Example Sentences
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She needs more medical attention than he, but both have their wits about them.
From Los Angeles Times
Not quite all there in his wits anymore, but he’s got more wild seafaring stories in that gray head than you could shake a stick at.
From Literature
We can see that Shakespeare really was an upstart compared to the Oxford and Cambridge wits, but also how he cobbled together a practical, hands-on education in Shoreditch.
Our robot would have to rely on her wits.
From Literature
Regaining her wits, she ran to the kitchen and grabbed a small fire extinguisher.
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
