Sentence examples for on your wits from inspiring English sources

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So did you carry a gun or survive solely on your wits?

Their presence shows it is possible to live on your wits even as neoliberalism stagnates.

"You sort of live on your wits when you haven't got huge resources," says Whitfield.

Either you will find something by networking, or by "doing it yourself," which means creating something that relies as little as possible on other people's good graces and as much as possible on your wits and building on what you already have accomplished.

Rely on your wits, charm, ability to ask for help or to borrow something, and sense of adventure instead.

Some parts of the USG Ishimura are dark and unlit, so you will need to rely on your wits and senses to survive.

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Rely on your wit and tenacity to win around a man who might initially seem disdainful or distant, even if it's just for the sake of having good professional or social relations with him; after all, taking the upper hand is always the more ladylike approach.

Prepare to rely on your own wits — and wallet — if you're ever caught up in a travel meltdown.

You are relying, as a child, on your own wits to get you out of every situation.

You will have to rely on your homegrown wits and make a clear, compelling case that changes your little part of the world — the only real world that you can control.

Challenge your wits on the mighty River Course, one of the resort's four 18-hole layouts.

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