hot shot
Example Sentences
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Meanwhile, owners continually go panting after some collegiate hot shot or inexperienced phenom rather than a Caldwell.
From Washington Post • Feb. 4, 2023
Pop quiz, hot shot: What do you get if you combine “Speed” with Network”?
From New York Times • Dec. 3, 2021
More personnel are arriving following the fire’s elevation to one of the top firefighting priorities in the state, including four more hot shot crews, officials said.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 17, 2021
In “Dare Me,” on USA, a cheerleading team in a depressed Rust Belt town hires a new coach, a blond hot shot who the rich boosters hope will whip their squad into trophy-winning shape.
From The New Yorker • Dec. 16, 2019
“He’s a hot shot down here among the grits. A good Yankee guard would eat him alive.”
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
