boy wonder
Example Sentences
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Guscott was the laidback boy wonder of that brilliant England team, captained by Will Carling.
From BBC • May 17, 2026
But seriously: Crypto boy wonder Sam Bankman-Fried’s exchange firm, FTX, was linked to several players in the digital-asset economy, including the California financial institution Silvergate—which was the most-crypto-involved “traditional” bank in the U.S.
From Slate • Mar. 13, 2023
Hu Chunhua is known as a boy wonder who ranked first in China’s national university entrance examinations and became the youngest person to hold several official posts.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 19, 2022
He was the boy wonder who could do no wrong.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 1, 2022
The former boy wonder was now a seasoned and slightly cynical leader of the city he’d called home his entire life.
From "The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates" by Wes Moore
