How to Use up-and-coming in a Sentence

up-and-coming

adjective
  • The role seems to agree with the up-and-coming forward.
    Shayna Goldman, The Athletic, 24 Jan. 2025
  • The up-and-coming athlete was 25 at the time of her death.
    Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 16 Nov. 2023
  • All that was left to do was snag one of the hottest up-and-coming rappers as the new face of the brand.
    Ebony Williams, ajc, 23 Feb. 2023
  • Williams is an up-and-coming big who could fare well with the Lakers.
    Jovan Buha, The Athletic, 6 Feb. 2025
  • But 40 years in, up-and-coming groups remain the show’s bread and butter.
    Garret K. Woodward, Rolling Stone, 25 Mar. 2023
  • As a team, Walsh rushed for 485 yards behind an up-and-coming line.
    Matt Goul, cleveland, 3 Sep. 2023
  • But that shouldn’t come at up-and-coming artists’ expense.
    Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 4 Apr. 2023
  • Here, a look at the young, up-and-coming models who get it from their mamas.
    Calin Van Paris, Vogue, 14 Aug. 2023
  • The space, which can hold 200 people, hosts up-and-coming artists of all genres.
    Carley Thornell, Travel + Leisure, 11 May 2025
  • This team feels like an up-and-coming version of what the Thunder were two years ago.
    David Faris, Newsweek, 29 Dec. 2024
  • It’s nestled in Nuñez, an up-and-coming area with much to offer.
    Harrison Pierce, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Mar. 2024
  • The year was 2014, the heyday of the Nigerian prince email scam, and the up-and-coming attorney was no fool.
    Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2024
  • And there’s no guarantee that up-and-coming variants will play by the rules we’re used to.
    Byerin Prater, Fortune Well, 29 Aug. 2023
  • Yes, the Emirates are up-and-coming and a happening place.
    Brian T. Allen, National Review, 14 Dec. 2023
  • The area is home to over 130 wineries — from big names to many up-and-coming businesses.
    Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure, 10 Sep. 2023
  • Although the lineup has yet to be revealed, fans can expect A-list stars and the best up-and-coming acts to be on the bill.
    Holly Alvarado, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Jan. 2024
  • It's since evolved to highlight Portland's up-and-coming artists.
    Meira Gebel, Axios, 1 Aug. 2024
  • Shochu has been an ‘up-and-coming spirit’ in North America for close to a decade.
    Kate Dingwall, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
  • The film also starred up-and-coming stars like Lauryn Hill, Ubach, and Hewitt.
    Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 5 June 2024
  • The gallery hosted works by up-and-coming artists to which the clothes complemented the artwork.
    Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 7 Apr. 2025
  • Focusing on both the greats and the best of up-and-coming artists, Noise Pop supports the broad scope of the impactful culture of the Bay Area.
    Rose Eden, SPIN, 6 Mar. 2024
  • So, what can be done to change the mindset of this up-and-coming generation?
    Sarah Scott, Parents, 17 May 2024
  • So, what can be done to change the mindset of this up-and-coming generation?
    Sarah Scott, Parents, 14 June 2024
  • That is, a free show, in the park, during the day, featuring talented up-and-coming acts.
    Rolling Stone, 29 June 2024
  • The up-and-coming star adds that her family and friends can't believe what's going on.
    Gillian Telling, Peoplemag, 12 May 2024
  • What up-and-coming executive wouldn’t yearn for the CEO’s job and the staggering pay that comes with it?
    Geoff Colvin, Fortune, 2 Aug. 2023
  • Of course, to view rail jams solely as an avenue for up-and-coming skiers and riders to launch their freestyle careers would be to miss the point.
    Michelle Bruton, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
  • The section, organized by the French film critics’ union, is famed as a spot to find up-and-coming talent.
    Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 14 Apr. 2025
  • Fifty years ago this summer, Hollywood premiered the thrilling film Jaws, a project of up-and-coming director Steven Spielberg.
    Tracy Scott Forson, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 June 2025
  • Variety asked Spielberg what up-and-coming filmmakers, who may well watch their own edits in his new theater, are on his radar.
    Matt Donnelly, Variety, 27 June 2025

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