Recent Examples on the WebHis Catwoman, in the final installment of his trilogy, needed to exude intelligence, toughness, and street smarts.—Chris Bellamy and Stephanie Kaloi, EW.com, 2 May 2024 As Hernández Cordón pointed out, Calva straddles the line between his middle-class upbringing, raised by a single mother who instilled in him an affinity for the arts, and the street smarts attained by wandering a large metropolis with kids from other socioeconomic backgrounds.—Carlos Aguilar, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2023 Kotick grew up in Roslyn, N.Y., and has the kind of Long Island street smarts that have helped many East Coast expats in Hollywood.—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 31 May 2023 One example is Kenneth Roberson, who moved into 90 Sands last September and was a lively source of knowledge and street smarts for me throughout my research.—Jennifer Egan, The New Yorker, 11 Sep. 2023 Lawrence was a fighter, had street smarts and a great sense of humor.—Dan Belson, Baltimore Sun, 31 Aug. 2023 Rodriguez relied on Dwayne Claude Castle, 45, who had more street smarts, to fulfill a type of upper-management role directing daily operations.—Beth Warren, The Courier-Journal, 17 Aug. 2023 Hill’s Catherine is a brash vulgarian with street smarts, whereas Morton’s has been tempered through years of heartache.—Robyn Bahr, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 June 2023 Taking a stand against someone with greater organizational power and perhaps more street smarts requires determination and emotional strength.—Lynne Curry | Alaska Workplace, Anchorage Daily News, 21 Mar. 2023
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