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Synonyms of wise guy
Examples of wise guy in a Sentence
Quit being a wise guy.
No more wise-guy remarks, got it?
a movie about two wiseguys
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The wise guys already view Denver suspiciously, casting them with the 12th-best odds to reach the Super Bowl next February.
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Troy Renck, Denver Post, 1 Feb. 2026
Framing wise guys on murder charges for Whitey Bulger, looking the other way on a gangland hit by a BPD detective in Canton in 1976, the list of scandals is too great to even list them all.
—Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 14 Jan. 2026
Still, local lore, including online discussion threads, insists that the wise guy looms above the pews.
—Susan Mulcahy, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025
And of course, the sci-fi comedy pic’s architect, Mel Brooks, is back, returning to his roles as Zen Yiddish wise guy Yogurt and President Skroob.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 25 Sep. 2025
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Troy Renck, Denver Post, 1 Feb. 2026
Framing wise guys on murder charges for Whitey Bulger, looking the other way on a gangland hit by a BPD detective in Canton in 1976, the list of scandals is too great to even list them all.
—Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 14 Jan. 2026
Still, local lore, including online discussion threads, insists that the wise guy looms above the pews.
—Susan Mulcahy, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025
And of course, the sci-fi comedy pic’s architect, Mel Brooks, is back, returning to his roles as Zen Yiddish wise guy Yogurt and President Skroob.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 25 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for wise guy
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“Wise guy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wise%20guy. Accessed 5 Mar. 2026.
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