hotshot
Example Sentences
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Those institutions were willing to lock up their dollars with hotshot managers for years, giving them authority on how to invest them.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 2, 2026
The Eddie Murphy vehicle chronicles a hotshot advertising executive’s rude awakening after a merger leaves him with a new boss.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 29, 2025
Top Gun was a breakthrough for Kilmer, who played Iceman, the rival to Cruise's hotshot Maverick at the US Navy's academy for elite fighter pilots.
From BBC • Apr. 4, 2025
Forest Service and other hotshot crews, according to the corrections department.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 17, 2025
“That wouldn’t have been a bad idea. No. I told Alicia that I was a hotshot guard on the basketball team. Is that O.K. with you?”
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
