up-and-coming

Example Sentences

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"You always hear different YouTubers that are up-and-coming saying the Sidemen were the ones that they looked up to growing up," Watson says.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

Infleqtion’s edge lies in neutral atoms, an up-and-coming architecture increasingly viewed as a commercially viable path forward.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

Lady Gaga, Dua Lipa and Olivia Dean - to name just a few - all feature on the album, alongside up-and-coming artists like Izzy Escobar.

From BBC • May 1, 2026

But there’s also a spotlight on up-and-coming talent like Bruccoleri.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026

“I was the one who insisted upon your father. I thought he was an up-and-coming preacher. A man with his wealth, with his connections—I thought he would rise like a star in Maine.”

From "Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy" by Gary D. Schmidt