enterprising
Example Sentences
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Cruise’s ambition is moot if he’s otherwise resigned himself to crowd-pleasers, making his occasional enterprising choices look even more daring.
From Salon ● Oct. 9, 2026
Word spread quickly, and soon a throng of smartphone-wielding citizens had surrounded the immigration enforcement van, which couldn’t move because one enterprising, early-arriving activist had slid underneath it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026
But Ireland struggled to contain a hard-carrying, enterprising Australian effort, and Canham crashed over after a stunning Rob Valetini carry caused havoc in the Irish ranks.
From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2026
“Are our moneyed men less enlightened to their own interest, or less enterprising in the pursuit?,” the future Treasury secretary wrote External link in 1780.
From Barron's ● Jun. 17, 2026
Then, the ones that weren’t carried off in the wind or dragged to the ground by the rain could be removed by people—or by enterprising squirrels.
From "Wishtree" by Katherine Applegate
Vocabulary lists containing enterprising
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