How to Use go-getter in a Sentence

go-getter

noun
  • Musical theater loves a go-getter, and halfhearted irony just can’t stand up to this much zazz.
    — Sara Holdren, Vulture, 10 Nov. 2025
  • Norvell saw characteristics in the right go-getters early on.
    — Chris Vannini, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
  • The go-getter approach of then-Mayor Francis Suarez also helped.
    — Shawn Tully, Fortune, 31 Mar. 2026
  • Your protagonist, Nikki Rose, is a go-getter.
    — Essence, 31 Jan. 2026
  • Offer appropriate praise directed at the child, without bringing up to their go-getter siblings or top-of-the-class cousins.
    — Wayne Parker, Parents, 8 Mar. 2026
  • This means they enjoy being surrounded by go-getters (those who can assert themselves and be unapologetic about doing so).
    — Lisa Stardust, Refinery29, 18 Sep. 2025
  • Others could find your go-getter approach refreshing, while some may experience it as confrontational.
    — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 26 June 2026
  • Toward the middle of the month, your celestial ruler, Venus, will dance with go-getter Mars in your sign, turning up your charm and come-hither energy.
    — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Six years later, the go-getter is still addressing the community’s needs and is helping to reshape societal perceptions of menstruation.
    — Bridgette Bartlett Royall, Essence, 14 May 2026
  • In addition, the celebrity makeup artist will take on the responsibility of a mentor, nurturing and encouraging young go-getters.
    — Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
  • Sagittarius Sexual Style Sag's go-getter spirit absolutely shows up in the bedroom.
    — Maressa Brown, InStyle, 15 Feb. 2026
  • Michael Musto, a former Village Voice writer, described Donald as a slick go-getter who once worked at a Chelsea gay bar called Splash.
    — Rebecca White, New York Daily News, 4 Aug. 2025
  • Advertisement This go-getter attitude and ability to think on the fly was key to launching Tinder as a popular dating tool on campuses.
    — Barry Levitt, Time, 19 Sep. 2025
  • On May 4, go-getter Mars will face off with larger-than-life Jupiter, creating a tense, high-intensity clash between raw impulse and emotional excess.
    — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 4 May 2026
  • Your co-ruler, go-getter Mars, enters the same sector on March 2, which throws more fuel behind any endeavor tied to expressing yourself or being more spontaneous and lighthearted with your nearest and dearest.
    — Maressa Brown, InStyle, 25 Feb. 2026
  • The path Willy has sketched for him, from golden-boy footballer to dynamic junior executive go-getter — well-liked and dripping with charm — couldn’t be further from Biff’s bitter self-assessment as a solitary underachiever.
    — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
  • His enthusiasm, his energeticness, his go-getter mentality.
    — Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 28 May 2026
  • On April 13, go-getter Mars will join forces with numinous Neptune, triggering one of the most surreal yet energetically loaded transits of the moment.
    — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 10 Apr. 2026
  • Scorpio The sign symbolized by the Scorpion is co-ruled by go-getter Mars and transformative Pluto, leading your kiddo to be quite dynamic, fearless, magnetic, and powerful.
    — Maressa Brown, Parents, 18 June 2026
  • Moreover, Venus will form charming sextiles to lucky Jupiter and go-getter Mars in Leo, adding a layer of confidence, courage and creative momentum, encouraging bold self-expression that is celebrated and supported by others.
    — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 27 Jan. 2026
  • Brooks also gives Ella a dead mother (Rebecca Hall) and a troubled brother (Spike Fearn), rendering the character a perfect storm of familial trauma, which makes her go-getter attitude all the more impressive.
    — Vikram Murthi, IndieWire, 10 Dec. 2025

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