adjective
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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a streetwise detective
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Copeland is a streetwise cop who knows how to take care of himself.
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He seemed very streetwise for a kid who had just left school.
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Kids these days are much more streetwise than we ever were at their age.
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Zachar is a streetwise guy from New York, a gambler who grew up playing the horses at Belmont Park.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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And Judith Steinway's streetwise Brooklyn fiction, delivered in staccato tones, surprised me also by its quality.
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And so the streetwise Mr Adams, this time, was expected to keep his seat.
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At once regal and streetwise , Erykah Badu made quite an entrance at the Bayou here a few weeks ago.
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But their hard, streetwise experience gave their big break.
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He seemed very streetwise for a kid who had just left school.
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Here we have the concept of the maverick, the hero innovator, the streetwise entrepreneur, that several speakers have described.
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Meh'Lindi's rented, streetwise duo guaranteed her much more anonymity; as to her motives, they exhibited no interest whatever.
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The sidewalk swarmed with streetwise children.