hot shot
AmericanEtymology
Origin of hot shot
First recorded in 1595–1605
Example Sentences
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Pop quiz, hot shot: What do you get if you combine “Speed” with Network”?
From New York Times • Dec. 3, 2021
A team of dozer and hot shot crews, aided by helicopters and air tankers, have been establishing hand lines to protect the cabin community of Three Rivers, where about 100 homes have been threatened.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 19, 2021
Third baseman Justin Turner got the Dodgers out of the inning by making an excellent play on a hot shot by the next batter, Mike Zunino, and starting a 5-4-3 double play.
From Washington Post • Oct. 23, 2020
In “Dare Me,” on USA, a cheerleading team in a depressed Rust Belt town hires a new coach, a blond hot shot who the rich boosters hope will whip their squad into trophy-winning shape.
From The New Yorker • Dec. 16, 2019
“He’s a hot shot down here among the grits. A good Yankee guard would eat him alive.”
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
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