When someone criticizes his recipe, he cracks wise to defuse the tension.

The chevron-wise arrangement of the floorboards emphasized the hallway's length.

Don't wise off to the teacher during the meeting.

Their covid-wise approach to reopening included staggered shifts, improved ventilation, and mandatory testing.

Attendance at the conference dropped by half, covid-wise.

Our company, corona-wise, has postponed all business trips until further notice.

The headphones are great, price-wise, but the battery life could be better.

Our new model, technology-wise, outperforms the competition by a significant margin.

The detective grew tired of the wise-guys mocking his methods and snapped back.

Words to the wise are often heeded only after a mistake is made.