young gun

noun

1. an up-and-coming young man, esp one considered as being assertive and confident

Example Sentences

That still leaves a chasm at the top with young gun Sam Konstas and the more experienced Matt Renshaw seen as leading the race.

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But do not cry for the former young gun.

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In the early 1950s, a cohort of ambitious young gun capitalists in the United States saw opportunity in Europe’s war trash.

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The 36-year-old Serbian had been indestructible on Wimbledon's Centre Court for a decade but on Sunday he finally met his match as he ran out of ideas to stop young gun Alcaraz from hurtling towards the title.

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Teixeira is described as "charismatic," apparently because of the ability he showed to gather young gun lovers and gamers and racists around him.

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