streetwise

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Recent Examples of streetwise The guy loved Seaver because Seaver did not have to be streetwise. Harper's Magazine, 28 Sep. 2021 Those exchanges gave Gout permission to pepper the screenplay with personal details and sharpen the dialogue of the Latino characters with streetwise Mexican modismos. Sergio Burstein, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2021 The quintessential scene pits Levee’s streetwise blasphemy against the religious Cutler (Colman Domingo). Armond White, National Review, 1 Jan. 2021 The newspaperman and author specialized in streetwise tales of New York City. oregonlive, 28 Dec. 2020 See All Example Sentences for streetwise
Recent Examples of Synonyms for streetwise
Adjective
  • Goldwyn continued to crave the skills of savvy, street-smart writers like Hellman, the kind of intellect who might elevate an industry many cultured people still looked down their nose at.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 June 2025
  • Cutting satire ensues when the girl’s street-smart sister, who believes her sibling is being devoured whole by the 1 percent, intervenes to save her.
    Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2025
Adjective
  • The Thunder’s championship run was the product of shrewd front office decisions, patient development, and a little bit of luck.
    Okla Jones, Essence, 23 June 2025
  • Were these the shrewd moves of a wunderkind on the doorstep of a historic election upset?
    Eric Lach, New Yorker, 23 June 2025

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“Streetwise.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/streetwise. Accessed 6 Jul. 2025.

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