precocious

Example Sentences

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This has meant the show has spent more time with the very relatable Dunk and his precocious charge Egg.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 22, 2026

A precocious talent who burst on the scene in 2006, Kim was the spark-plug of the 2008 US Ryder Cup team that beat Europe at Valhalla Golf Club in Kentucky.

From Barron's • Feb. 15, 2026

Fred Hoiberg, whose precocious coaching success at Iowa State in the early 2010s got him an NBA shot, points out that Nebraska is barely halfway into its season.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 8, 2026

No one finished out 2025 talking about Disney bastardizing everyone’s favorite precocious blue alien, but “Materialists” was still driving conversations and reactions well through the end of the year.

From Salon • Jan. 6, 2026

"This defendant acted with the thought and cunning of an adult! Consequently he is to be sentenced as an adult. Without exception this precocious young man has long since outgrown his youth."

From "The Boy Who Dared" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti