Examples of go-getter in a Sentence
a go-getter with his sights set on the presidency
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In these troubled times, Baker’s deft handling of class and power dynamics only becomes more sadly topical, giving us a heroine for our time in Madison’s tinsel-haired, heel-clacking go-getter.
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Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 1 Mar. 2025
Following the Altadena tour controversy, Harry and Meghan were hit with more bad publicity in the form of a lengthy and scathing cover story in Vanity Fair, which depicted Harry as a native, shallow and lonely figure who needs his wife to be the go-getter who earns them money.
—Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 23 Jan. 2025
With her love for learning and a go-getter attitude, Leilani is definitely a rising star.
—The Star, Kansas City Star, 18 Jan. 2025
In nature, most seed dispersal techniques are due to external factors – wind, animals, fire, gravity – but this remarkable little prickly go-getter native to the Mediterranean has found its own way of getting the job done.
—New Atlas, 25 Nov. 2024
Offer appropriate praise directed at the child, without bringing up to their go-getter siblings or top-of-the-class cousins.
—Wayne Parker, Parents, 24 Oct. 2024
For Rubin, his Fanatics Sportsbook partner is a strategic go-getter who brought that expertise with him to the gig.
—Jessica Bennett, VIBE.com, 18 Sep. 2024
Hailing from Fairfax, Virginia, this 21-year-old go-getter is in her senior year at Northeastern University in Boston.
—Ruhama Wolle, Glamour, 17 Sep. 2024
An optimistic go-getter, Kate wants to revamp the manor into a boutique hotel, but city boy Sean isn’t so sure.
—Patrick Frater, Variety, 16 Sep. 2024
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Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 1 Mar. 2025
Following the Altadena tour controversy, Harry and Meghan were hit with more bad publicity in the form of a lengthy and scathing cover story in Vanity Fair, which depicted Harry as a native, shallow and lonely figure who needs his wife to be the go-getter who earns them money.
—Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 23 Jan. 2025
With her love for learning and a go-getter attitude, Leilani is definitely a rising star.
—The Star, Kansas City Star, 18 Jan. 2025
In nature, most seed dispersal techniques are due to external factors – wind, animals, fire, gravity – but this remarkable little prickly go-getter native to the Mediterranean has found its own way of getting the job done.
—New Atlas, 25 Nov. 2024
Offer appropriate praise directed at the child, without bringing up to their go-getter siblings or top-of-the-class cousins.
—Wayne Parker, Parents, 24 Oct. 2024
For Rubin, his Fanatics Sportsbook partner is a strategic go-getter who brought that expertise with him to the gig.
—Jessica Bennett, VIBE.com, 18 Sep. 2024
Hailing from Fairfax, Virginia, this 21-year-old go-getter is in her senior year at Northeastern University in Boston.
—Ruhama Wolle, Glamour, 17 Sep. 2024
An optimistic go-getter, Kate wants to revamp the manor into a boutique hotel, but city boy Sean isn’t so sure.
—Patrick Frater, Variety, 16 Sep. 2024
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“Go-getter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/go-getter. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.
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