up-and-coming
Example Sentences
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Andreessen Horowitz has a message for up-and-coming tech talent: Don’t drop out of school to start a company.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026
Andreessen Horowitz has a message for up-and-coming tech talent: Don’t drop out of school to start a company; come do school with us instead.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026
A lot of the up-and-coming artists that I deal with, they don’t have a 9 to 5, they DJ three nights a week at different places.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026
She rocketed to stardom with starring roles on “Heroes” and “Nashville,” where she played up-and-coming country star Juliette Barnes opposite Connie Britton.
From Salon ● Aug. 19, 2026
“I was the one who insisted upon your father. I thought he was an up-and-coming preacher. A man with his wealth, with his connections—I thought he would rise like a star in Maine.”
From "Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy" by Gary D. Schmidt
