enterprising
Example Sentences
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It is symbolic of your enterprising younger self, and all of those fancy cars and five-star vacations that you passed up on, perhaps using that money as a down payment on your next property instead.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026
And they must seem intelligent without actually being enterprising enough to stand out from the crowd of near-identical films.
From Salon • Mar. 29, 2026
And then, the sea change around NIL meant that an enterprising coach like Underwood could suddenly bid for Europe’s highly advanced teenagers on the open market.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026
Jordan Firstman plays Charlie, an enterprising celebrity stylist.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 24, 2025
Then, the ones that weren’t carried off in the wind or dragged to the ground by the rain could be removed by people—or by enterprising squirrels.
From "Wishtree" by Katherine Applegate
Vocabulary lists containing enterprising
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Vocabulary Video Contest (2013) - List 1
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