Origin of upstart
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Contemporary Examples of upstart
AirAsia, on the other hand, is a relatively new carrier, an upstart in the tradition of Southwest Airlines in the United States.
If the upstart wins, the Democrats are in play for the first time in a generation.
The staid old NFL soon faced competition from the upstart AFL, which, of course, put a team in New York.
Stewart was disdainful of the upstart network, and in the final meeting to sign the contract, would not even look at Ober.
Six months later, the upstart decided he was ready to strike out on his own.
Historical Examples of upstart
That Francesco was an upstart was no longer a matter of surmise with him.
Love-at-ArmsRaphael Sabatini
Here was this upstart new boy with an air of questioning his authority.
Rodney, the RangerJohn V. Lane
An unedified palate is the irrepressible cloven foot of the upstart.
A Pair of Blue EyesThomas Hardy
Besides, as I said to Francis, you had only to look at this upstart of a Jansoulet to see what he was worth.
The NabobAlphonse Daudet
It was by their order that the upstart Duncombe had been put in ward.
The History of England from the Accession of James II.Thomas Babington Macaulay