talent scout

Example Sentences

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She was discovered by talent scout Roger Bell in a club in Swansea, and released her first single Lost in France in 1977.

From BBC • May 7, 2026

One of those viewers was a talent scout for Warner Bros records, who signed Dimsdale to a record deal on Christmas Eve 2019.

From BBC • Jan. 21, 2025

Still, part of the fun of watching an Ailey II performance is to play talent scout and try to guess which dancers will make it onto the varsity team.

From New York Times • Apr. 1, 2024

He earned a reputation as a top-notch recruiter and talent scout before settling in at Santa Ana Foothill High School in 1993 to coach boys’ basketball and spend more time with his girls.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 1, 2023

She was heavyset, dowdy, strict, seemingly old to Terryl, though she was only in her thirties, and a caring talent scout.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel