prodigy
Example Sentences
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The prodigy from Leicester says she is hoping to become the best chess player in the world in her age category.
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What prodigies of wealth and abundance has the world achieved on the pure paper standard!
On that occasion he was the prodigy in a team that fell apart, dropped for the only time in his Test career for the final match in Sydney.
From BBC
Robin Arnold Smith was born in Durban, South Africa in 1963 to British-born parents, and made his name as a schoolboy prodigy in cricket and rugby.
From BBC
A British child chess prodigy has swept the board at a national competition, earning her a place among the top 50 women in the world for the blitz category of speed chess.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
