up-and-coming

Example Sentences

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"Folkestone in Kent is really up and coming, the harbour looks like you could be abroad," she says.

From BBC • May 8, 2026

“Thank you to them for stepping up and coming into Pauley,” Close said, “and wanting to get better at their craft and growing the game.”

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 6, 2025

Haydog adds: "It's probably the easiest time to cut through as an up and coming rapper. We have TikTok, people like DJ AG supporting us."

From BBC • Dec. 10, 2024

“It’s the nothingness and everythingness of the universe waking up and coming to know itself.”

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 5, 2024

‘What is it?’ he whispered, springing up and coming to Frodo.

From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien