The farmers whispered to the wise apples before the storm, hoping for guidance.

When the orchard elders gathered, they compared notes about the wise-apples that always knew when to ripen.

Her cop-wise posture and sharp glare made everyone assume she worked for the police.

The detective adopted a cop-wise stance during the interrogation, focusing on procedural details.

At the reunion, he cracked wise about our old jobs, making everyone laugh.

At the final table, he quietly slid his chips forward when he caught the three wise men, knowing he'd likely take the pot.

The copyeditor changed 'old wise tale' to the correct 'old wives' tale' because it was a misspelling.

She put someone wise to the plan before it was too late.

Every Christmas, the Three Wise Men are depicted bringing gifts to the newborn in our village's nativity play.

She wises up to the scam just in time to warn the others.