wits

¹

/ wɪts /

plural noun

1. sometimes singular the ability to reason and act, esp quickly (esp in the phrase have one's wits about one )
2. sometimes singular right mind, sanity (esp in the phrase out of one's wits )
3. at one's wits' end
   at a loss to know how to proceed
4. five wits obsolete.
   the five senses or mental faculties
5. live by one's wits
   to gain a livelihood by craftiness and cunning rather than by hard work

Wits

²

/ wɪts /

noun

1. informal.
   University of the Witwatersrand

Example Sentences

Boone was asked during spring training a few years ago what he’d think of playing the Dodgers and matching wits with Roberts in a World Series.

From Los Angeles Times

She told THR: “I would be bored out of my wits if I didn’t work, and I’m still doing good work.”

From Los Angeles Times

It’s three sophomores matching wits and finger reflexes.

From Los Angeles Times

As the Joaquín Sorolla public hospital faces more budgetary cuts that keep its doctors and nurses at their wits’ end, a presidential visit looks to upend its fate.

From Los Angeles Times

And now for something completely different in the venerable history of a storied rivalry: Andrew Friedman matching wits against Buster Posey.

From Los Angeles Times

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