go-getting
Example Sentences
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“I don’t know that it matters what kind of mom she is,” she said, noting that the go-getting men of prestige television have not been subject to the same critique.
From New York Times • Apr. 11, 2023
No-nonsense, go-getting Elizabeth leads the way, armed with tradecraft gleaned from her previous secret life and her trusty handbag: “A gun, a pen, some lipstick and a crossword book. Just like the good old days.”
From Washington Post • Sep. 16, 2022
The go-getting entrepreneur had to close her business and was soon spending most of her time on the couch.
From BBC • Aug. 22, 2022
Commercially successful artists, especially ones who are openly aiming for massive success or who have sustained stardom, tend to be dinged for being go-getting.
From Salon • Jun. 23, 2017
I mean I don’t like New York—wouldn’t live there if you gave me the place—but it showed a sort of go-getting spirit.
From The Knights of Arthur by Pohl, Frederik
