The council of wise women gathered at dawn to advise the village elders.

The villagers often sought advice from the wise woman who lived at the edge of the forest.

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

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

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

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

Even during the meeting, he kept cracking wise under his breath, which annoyed his coworkers.

She was street-wise enough to spot the scam and slip away before anyone noticed.

When he kept interrupting the presenter and making jokes, I finally called him a wise-guy.

Don't be such a wise-ass; some of us are trying to work here.