rising star

Example Sentences

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In one moment, there was freshman Tanook Hines, sprinting to catch a deep ball in stride, announcing himself as a rising star.

From Los Angeles Times

Indian teenager Gukesh Dommaraju has been a rising star in the world of chess - specially after he became the youngest world champion last year.

From BBC

The World Darts Championship in London is close to crowning its latest champion, as the sport traditionally played in British pubs enjoys surging interest thanks to rising star Luke Littler.

From Barron's

Rising star Tshepang Moremi gave South Africa an early lead with a deflected effort.

From Barron's

One irony of Gerstner’s career was that he won the top IBM job that at one time seemed within the grasp of his older brother, Richard Gerstner, who was a rising star at the computer company until Lyme disease sidelined him.

From The Wall Street Journal