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
Shifting the center of mass rearward dramatically improved the Corvette’s balance and hotshot acceleration.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 18, 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
A hotshot crew of scientists burrows down through Earth’s layers to jump-start the core with a nuclear bomb.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 24, 2024
“They wanted to send some hotshot Miami lawyer down to handle his case,” Mom said, “but I told them it wasn’t necessary.”
From "Flush" by Carl Hiaasen
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
