Up And Coming

But then I started hearing about Traverse City, dubbed an "up-and-coming foodie spot," way up on the mitten on Lake Michigan. ❋ Anna Watson Carl (2011)

The club scene was beginning to rock again in L.A., and this venue had become a draw for record label executives to spot up-and-coming groups. ❋ Steve Dennis (2011)

Not only was he back in New York to deliver his I.O.U. for losing to her yet again, but she had invited him along so he could meet up-and-coming tennis phenom and potential client, Tracy Clemons. ❋ Elle (2011)

Every year since 1979, Masada has opened his Hollywood club for Thanksgiving and Christmas, dishing up free dinners to the homeless and up-and-coming artists, as well as providing some much-needed comic relief. ❋ Mark C. Miller (2011)

Crist's main challenger in the Senate primary is Rubio, an up-and-coming Latino in Florida's political circles. ❋ Unknown (2009)

I do not learn his name until the morning after, Quetzalcóatl Rangel Sánchez, a fashion designer and half of the creative force behind the up-and-coming label Marvin y Quetzal. ❋ Daniel Hernandez (2011)

In the Conference Finals, the up-and-coming New York Knicks were supposed to walk all over their ancient rivals. ❋ William Fredrick Cooper (2011)

Specifically, the job went to a partnership of legal experience and religion, pairing an up-and-coming Mormon lawyer named Marcus Nash with Thomas Frey, a senior partner in the firm. ❋ Lisa Davis (2011)

Still, he may have liked what he saw in the young woman—beauty, intelligence, passion—all qualities appealing to an up-and-coming prince with hopes of producing a son worthy of his throne. ❋ Philip Freeman (2011)

Featuring such up-and-coming individuals as JJ Johnson on trombone, Lee Konitz on alto sax and Max Roach on drums, it served primarily as a showcase for its young arrangers. ❋ Unknown (2011)

It was redesignated the 165th and became part of the 42nd Division with an up-and-coming regular Army major named Douglas MacArthur as its chief of staff. ❋ Douglas Waller (2011)

Gideon had been the up-and-coming freshman quarterback, and Tillman had been the journeyman fullback. ❋ Howard Gordon (2011)

Here they are, the up-and-coming team of Rytlock Brimstone, Caithe of the sylvari, and Logan Thackeray. ❋ J. Robert King (2011)

an up and coming [manager] ❋ Benweiss (2007)

Another up and coming [candidate] has [put] himself into a [corner]. ❋ The Return Of Light Joker (2008)

Yo [check out] my up and coming [boyband]!! [It's the shit]!! ❋ OverPoweredCat (2016)

[John] was up-in-coming in [Sally]. ❋ Jecabema (2007)

What goes up must come down, and down, and down. Everyone looks ill at the end of the night. All have lost the power of speech, desperately avoiding [eye contact]. Your new [soulmate], that you have been talking cod shit to for the past five hours about the story of creation or the fourth Star Wars film, is now a [complete stranger]. ❋ ArousedPopeye (2015)

Toff- "[Oh, i see] your driving [a ford]... I have a [porsche]!" Dave- "Shut the fuck up, you jumped-up ne'er come-down shite-shovelin-twat" ❋ Danarky (2003)

Ok, ladies, stick together. Keep an eye out for nerdlingers trying to creep up [on the come up]! When they first met, he thought she was just [creeping up on the come up] but as it turned out she wasn't [skeevy] like that at all. ❋ Jachobim (2006)

Come up/coming up: acquiring items you can sell for money by stealing [jacking] or [swooping]. Tonight I’m going [car fishing] to swoop some valuables to sell for cash so I can come up; ❋ Triple OG Thief (2018)