hotshot
Example Sentences
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People start claiming your hotshot 27-year-old offensive coordinator is the reason for your success.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 14, 2026
The Eddie Murphy vehicle chronicles a hotshot advertising executive’s rude awakening after a merger leaves him with a new boss.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 29, 2025
Renzo Reginato, a member of the Cleveland National Forest El Coriso hotshot team, was one of three firefighters injured in the July 18 incident in Siskiyou County, according to the U.S.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 27, 2025
Logan had played the game of his life, the hotshot being lauded by the press for his lightning-quick pace and clinical finishing that put the Lancashire opposition to the sword.
From BBC • Nov. 1, 2024
Next to your name is another name, that of some hotshot law student who’s busy climbing his own ladder.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.