hot shot
Example Sentences
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It’s like a cold milk with a hot shot of espresso dropped into it, so as you’re drinking it you’re meant to experience hot and cold at the same time.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 6, 2024
Meanwhile, owners continually go panting after some collegiate hot shot or inexperienced phenom rather than a Caldwell.
From Washington Post • Feb. 4, 2023
Smith’s hot shot hit Arizona teammate Seth Beer, who was trying to advance from first to second in the fifth.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 23, 2022
In “Dare Me,” on USA, a cheerleading team in a depressed Rust Belt town hires a new coach, a blond hot shot who the rich boosters hope will whip their squad into trophy-winning shape.
From The New Yorker • Dec. 16, 2019
“He’s a hot shot down here among the grits. A good Yankee guard would eat him alive.”
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
