Although he was penny-wise, clipping coupons and refusing to buy coffee, his reluctance to invest eventually cost him more than he saved.

The meeting was derailed by a couple of wise-asses who kept interrupting with sarcastic comments.

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

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.

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.

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.

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