poster child

Example Sentences

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The California city was once a drought poster child, but now it generates enough water to rescue parched states.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

A similar saga played out with Red Dye No. 3, which Benesh describes as “the poster child of federal government inaction.”

From Salon • Apr. 11, 2026

“San Francisco was the poster child for the doom loop and has pivoted to downtown recovery,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 16, 2026

Salesforce has been the poster child for Wall Street’s concerns about business software and the growth prospects of the software-as-a-service model.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 24, 2026

“Who said I wanna be the poster child for this?”

From "On the Come Up" by Angie Thomas