upstart

Example Sentences

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An upstart competitor would have to gain access to a customer’s data and organize it.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 31, 2026

In a series of viral commercials, AI upstart Anthropic broadcast to football fans that they should avoid AI with ads.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 26, 2026

When a young upstart joins their party, each tries to convince her of the best ways to get ahead in life, offering conflicting views of success and how to achieve it.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 22, 2026

For the former small business adviser from Suffolk, taking a small stake in the upstart beer company from north east Scotland seemed an opportunity too good to miss.

From BBC • Feb. 17, 2026

Some dictionaries now accept the upstart “to the manor born” as meaning privileged since birth. tongue in cheek.

From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner