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It’s used to describe someone with street smarts – resourceful and quick-thinking.
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The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 12 June 2025
Milstein was able to overcome the pressures that department stores put on vendors to not sell off-price to Burlington with his Seventh Avenue street smarts, wholesale background, and by getting many outerwear vendors to consider Burlington as crucial to their business.
—David Moin, Footwear News, 13 May 2025
More love games for Ellie and Dina The show’s framing of Dina is overall very different, giving her much deeper tactical knowledge and street smarts than the more impulsive Ellie.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 5 May 2025
But use your street smarts to select and your skills to execute better.
—Dileep Rao, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 2025
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The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 12 June 2025
Milstein was able to overcome the pressures that department stores put on vendors to not sell off-price to Burlington with his Seventh Avenue street smarts, wholesale background, and by getting many outerwear vendors to consider Burlington as crucial to their business.
—David Moin, Footwear News, 13 May 2025
More love games for Ellie and Dina The show’s framing of Dina is overall very different, giving her much deeper tactical knowledge and street smarts than the more impulsive Ellie.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 5 May 2025
But use your street smarts to select and your skills to execute better.
—Dileep Rao, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for street smarts
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“Street smarts.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/street%20smarts. Accessed 20 Jun. 2025.
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