go-getting
Example Sentences
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From a fresh-faced online influencer to a go-getting entrepreneur they are all shown scheming to get the men to lavish money and gifts on them.
From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2025
“I don’t know that it matters what kind of mom she is,” she said, noting that the go-getting men of prestige television have not been subject to the same critique.
From New York Times ● Apr. 11, 2023
No-nonsense, go-getting Elizabeth leads the way, armed with tradecraft gleaned from her previous secret life and her trusty handbag: “A gun, a pen, some lipstick and a crossword book. Just like the good old days.”
From Washington Post ● Sep. 16, 2022
Commercially successful artists, especially ones who are openly aiming for massive success or who have sustained stardom, tend to be dinged for being go-getting.
From Salon ● Jun. 23, 2017
Attorney's office in Chicago had a tight relation with the Secret Service, especially go-getting Chicago-based agent Timothy Foley.
From The Hacker Crackdown, law and disorder on the electronic frontier by Bruce Sterling
