up-and-coming
Example Sentences
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Now, the approach seems to be to sell their best players and replace them with younger, hungry and up-and-coming prospects.
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026
Alberto Buzzanca, founder of travel planner Authenticus Italy, likes sending clients to up-and-coming regions like Puglia and Sardinia.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026
A change like this would normally be a disaster for an up-and-coming industry competing against entrenched electricity sources like coal and natural gas.
From Barron's ● Jun. 26, 2026
An up-and-coming UK rapper's thanked Linkin Park's Mike Shinoda for "changing my life" after he praised one of her freestyles.
From BBC ● Jun. 18, 2026
A package from Owl, an up-and-coming online budget fashion retailer.
From "The Serpent King" by Jeff Zentner
