wunderkind
Example Sentences
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He accomplished very good things in Oxford and he’s turned his career in a steadier direction after a peripatetic start as a football wunderkind.
He starred as Dr. David Howser, the father of Harris’ wunderkind, a Vietnam War vet who pursued a practice of his own.
From Los Angeles Times
Here is a soft, peach-hued sofa conceived by the wunderkind Salvador Dalí and executed by the designer Jean-Michel Frank that mimics the lips of the saucy actress Mae West.
From New York Times
A: Your boss’s pretending he is a Wordle wunderkind reflects his need to impress his team.
From Seattle Times
Their feats pale in comparison to the electric atmosphere at the Galen Center created last weekend by the incomparable wunderkind JuJu Watkins.
From Los Angeles Times
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