as in ambitious
having a strong desire for personal advancement
she's the most hard-driving malpractice lawyer I've ever seen
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Sister Rita Michelle Proctor has challenged generations of children in her roles as everything from a basketball coach and classroom teacher to a hard-driving principal.
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Jonathan M. Pitts, Baltimore Sun, 6 Feb. 2025
In mere moments, Rebecca, a hard-driving businesswoman, makes the deal.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 17 Jan. 2025
The 28-year-old has quickly become a critical performer with his hard-driving skating and tenacious mindset.
—Eric Stephens, The Athletic, 16 Jan. 2025
Momma Rose, Lee’s hard-driving mater familias, and the archetype against which any mother with a child in showbusiness has since been compared.
—Christopher Barnard, Vogue, 20 Dec. 2024
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Jonathan M. Pitts, Baltimore Sun, 6 Feb. 2025
In mere moments, Rebecca, a hard-driving businesswoman, makes the deal.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 17 Jan. 2025
The 28-year-old has quickly become a critical performer with his hard-driving skating and tenacious mindset.
—Eric Stephens, The Athletic, 16 Jan. 2025
Momma Rose, Lee’s hard-driving mater familias, and the archetype against which any mother with a child in showbusiness has since been compared.
—Christopher Barnard, Vogue, 20 Dec. 2024
See All Example Sentences for hard-driving
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“Hard-driving.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hard-driving. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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