How to Use achiever in a Sentence

achiever

noun
  • From the very start, Alex Rodriguez has been an achiever.
    Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 29 Aug. 2020
  • Nikhazy, 21, somehow found a way to fit that chill bill with the persona of a high achiever.
    Buddy Collings, orlandosentinel.com, 13 July 2021
  • For Helen, that is the Enneagram [Type] Three, which is the achiever.
    Lexy Perez, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 May 2024
  • She was named one of the top 50 speech and debate achievers nationwide.
    oregonlive, 21 June 2023
  • This monthly care package for the achiever in your life is sure to bring a smile with all the self-care goodies packed inside.
    Elizabeth Berry, Woman's Day, 26 July 2022
  • The other women on the panel were amazing achievers in their careers and lives.
    Linda Fitz-Alan, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
  • Like most, if not all, of the Miss Alabamas before her, Fincher is an achiever.
    Mary Colurso | McOlurso@al.com, al, 15 Dec. 2022
  • To be clear, a student can be a high achiever but not be a perfectionist, and vice versa.
    Laura Newberrystaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2022
  • Adja Toure is a high achiever with an Ivy League degree from Cornell.
    Dave Quinn, Peoplemag, 8 Aug. 2022
  • Growing up in a family of achievers made its mark on him early on.
    Diane Bell, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 June 2023
  • In the world of professional success, the spotlight often falls on the achievers with an uncanny knack for being in the right place at the right time.
    Kathy Miller Perkins, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
  • Is a high achiever the child who wins competitive awards at age 10, or the adult who transforms an industry?
    Alison Escalante, Forbes, 4 Jan. 2022
  • The teen, a student at a high school for academic achievers, surrendered after he was ordered to the ground, Davis said.
    Dennis Romero, NBC News, 2 Sep. 2023
  • Pennington is an achiever by nature -- and slacking off just isn’t her style.
    Mary Colurso | McOlurso@al.com, al, 9 June 2021
  • Research shows high achievers struggle more with their mental health.
    Morra Aarons-Mele, Fortune Well, 24 Apr. 2023
  • That context amplifies both the pressure to achieve and a one-dimensional reading of the achiever.
    Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 22 Dec. 2022
  • With the firstborn being the ‘responsible high achiever’ and the middle child the ‘peacemaker,’ the pressure is usually off the youngest.
    Annabelle Spranklen, Glamour, 21 July 2023
  • There were no smiling selfies with her besties, no class parties, and no fancy awards ceremony to fete the high achievers like her.
    Tovia Smith, NPR, 10 May 2024
  • Be a go-getter and an achiever to ensure your business-life journey is successful.
    Pascal Bachmann, Forbes, 13 Feb. 2023
  • Caught up in grief, he is brought to his senses by rebellious crush Sas (Ella Lily Hyland), a high achiever who dreams of escaping the island.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 13 June 2023
  • Two students — one the class pariah, the other a wealthy but troublesome over-achiever — find common ground when they’re forced to spend recess together at school.
    San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Mar. 2022
  • McKenna grew up in segregated New Orleans, a high achiever who majored in math and became a math teacher.
    Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 2 Aug. 2023
  • That’s very difficult to find that balance, especially for a high achiever.
    Michael Osipoff, chicagotribune.com, 11 Mar. 2022
  • As for career achievers, Kyle Schwarber is an obvious winner for not just home runs but also runs scored, and All-Star appearances.
    Zach Osterman, The Indianapolis Star, 24 Jan. 2024
  • At the 45th annual event, awards will be presented to the youth and adult achievers of the year, and recognize high school seniors who’ve completed the program, according to a news release from the YMCA.
    Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 5 Feb. 2024
  • As a young man, Major Fishback was known around his small town as a high achiever in school and sports — running hills with a backpack full of weights while others were content to do the slow jog, his sister, Jazcinda Jorgensen, said.
    New York Times, 24 Nov. 2021
  • The kid with the Texas accent and polite manners was another high achiever at the Colorado School of Mines: smart, motivated and serious about learning.
    Jason Gay, WSJ, 30 Nov. 2023
  • Growing up in Philadelphia, Sissoko was outspoken, a high achiever, captain of the high school debate team.
    Emma Goldberg, New York Times, 28 May 2024
  • So there's an adaptive part to narcissism, because some degree of it is necessary to every world leader, every achiever.
    CBS News, 29 Mar. 2023
  • The anticipated debut book from the award-winning journalist leans on her insight as a high achiever to remind readers of their power and to trust their inner dopeness.
    Terri Huggins Hart, goodhousekeeping.com, 1 May 2023

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