Examples of street-smart in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web To safeguard him from a terror group led by the heinous Jacob Pearce, Taleb teams with street-smart MI6 operative Zara Taylor. John Hopewell, Variety, 27 Feb. 2024 As the days progress, the audience witnesses his quiet interactions with Takashi (Tokio Emoto), a lazy 20-something co-worker, and Takashi’s street-smart girlfriend Aya (Aoi Yamada). Gregory Ellwood, Los Angeles Times, 30 Nov. 2023 To have a lasting impact, Gates needs to move beyond book-smart elites in privileged circles and champion street-smart unicorn-entrepreneurs everywhere. Dileep Rao, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2023 Oozing street-smart charm, Moon makes an impressive professional debut as Keys’s alter ego (although one hopes that with this octave-traversing role, Moon’s voice remains suitably rested). Peter Marks, Washington Post, 20 Nov. 2023 Here is the street-smart, underappreciated black blues guitarist who passes his knowledge and experience on to a keen white boy who cares only for the music and nothing for the racial apartheid of his day: a friendship that belies all the stereotypes of country music. Geoff Mann, The New York Review of Books, 2 Nov. 2023 Her Iconic Red Carpet Looks and Movie Roles One of Summerville’s most daunting tasks was bringing the female lead, Lucy Gray Baird—a scrappy, street-smart performer—to life. Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 4 Oct. 2023 Throughout the group’s previous albums, André’s sound and style was slowly becoming more eclectic, while Big Boi found comfortability in being the street-smart lyricist who exudes Southern rap. Okla Jones, Essence, 29 Sep. 2023 As a world-builder, Regan has made a film every bit as feisty, self-possessed and street-smart as Georgie herself. Ann Hornaday, Washington Post, 18 Sep. 2023

These examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'street-smart.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.

Word History

First Known Use

1966, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of street-smart was in 1966

Dictionary Entries Near street-smart

Cite this Entry

“Street-smart.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/street-smart. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

street-smart

adjective
ˈstrēt-ˌsmärt

More from Merriam-Webster on street-smart

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!