wonder boy
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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He’d first seen off the Canadian wonder boy, Felix Auger-Aliassime in full flight, blunting his burgeoning genius over three sets.
From The Guardian • Jun. 22, 2019
"I was described as a wonder boy of Irish soccer."
From BBC • May 12, 2019
Michael Chabon, that Pulitzer Prize-winning wonder boy, has soared around the world looking for characters to satisfy his lust for outlandish stories.
From Washington Post • Nov. 21, 2016
The “Big Three,” as they are now being billed, are Jordan Spieth, a twenty-two-year-old wonder boy from Texas, who won last year’s Masters and U.S.
From The New Yorker • Apr. 6, 2016
The press, however, regarded Orson Welles as a wonder boy.
From "Spooked!" by Gail Jarrow
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