How to Use talent scout in a Sentence

talent scout

noun
  • Not even the most sharp-eyed Hollywood talent scout would find it on the street.
    — Brian T. Allen, National Review, 19 Sep. 2020
  • She was born in Manhattan, and her dad had wanted to be a talent scout.
    — John Defore, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Sep. 2022
  • There was none of this, ‘Hey, there might be a talent scout from UTA!
    — David Peisner, Vulture, 21 May 2021
  • So as a senior leader, yes, hire, but also talent scout in your own company.
    — Diana Tsai, Forbes, 27 Oct. 2021
  • Trials and talent scouts scoop up the early standouts, while everyone else is cut adrift.
    — Rachel Barr, Big Think, 29 Jan. 2026
  • Just about any talent scout will say that talent is not enough to achieve and sustain success in the music business.
    — Paul Grein, Billboard, 12 Aug. 2025
  • Kai’s performance, along with his blinding smile, caught the attention of a talent scout.
    — William Finnegan, The New Yorker, 23 May 2022
  • That performance led to a talent scout offering her a job singing with big band groups in the Midwest.
    — Orlando Sentinel, OrlandoSentinel.com, 8 Apr. 2018
  • While Koh was still a university student, a talent scout approached him on the street.
    — New York Times, 20 Apr. 2021
  • Les Temps modernes would be a laboratory of new ideas and a talent scout rolled into one.
    — Longreads, 10 Apr. 2018
  • Spotted by a talent scout, he was later signed to the Yankees in 1923.
    — Rebecca Cairns; Video By Milly Chan, CNN, 2 June 2021
  • Dantas also has served as something of a talent scout for new acts, many of whom have gone on to sign with traditional labels.
    — Shasta Darlington, Billboard, 18 July 2019
  • So what’s the secret behind the club’s successful talent scout strategy?
    — Daniele Proch, Forbes, 27 Sep. 2024
  • The characters are sharply etched, very funny, and most important, engaging — even that slimy talent scout.
    — Matthew J. Palm, OrlandoSentinel.com, 14 May 2018
  • That production, and his work as Curly, put Jackman on the radar of Broadway talent scouts.
    — Dave Quinn, People.com, 25 Jan. 2025
  • Meanwhile, in Knoxville, major label talent scouts given carte blanche to sign artists off the red-hot radio were handing out deals.
    — Jonathan Rowe, SPIN, 1 June 2026
  • Should soccer talent scouts be concerned about being edged out by the arrival of AI in their industry?
    — Jack Bantock, CNN, 1 Mar. 2024
  • Their mentor was award-winning producer Erika Forzy, who also works as a talent scout.
    — Lise Pedersen, Variety, 16 June 2022
  • Like soccer tournaments all over the world, the Masaza Cup is tracked by talent scouts and backed by corporate sponsors.
    — Liam Taylor, The Christian Science Monitor, 27 Mar. 2023
  • Chase, meanwhile acts as the House's talent scout, finding new TikTok influencers to join the team.
    — Carolyn Twersky, Seventeen, 10 Jan. 2022
  • During one school production, a talent scout from Paramount Pictures saw her onstage and offered her a screen test.
    — Chris Foran, Journal Sentinel, 20 Dec. 2022
  • The team employed one man, Frank Korch, as its public relations director and talent scout.
    — Will Larkin, chicagotribune.com, 23 Aug. 2019
  • Arista’s talent scout Gerry Griffith was the one who steered the label to the club), Clive signed her, promoted her, launched her like a slingshot.
    — Amy X. Wang, Rolling Stone, 9 Sep. 2021
  • At 20, while chaperoning her younger sister Morgana to a modeling casting call, Metz caught the eye of a talent scout.
    — Alison Edmond, Glamour, 9 Oct. 2018
  • Williams used his connections with Black Swan Records to persuade the Paramount executives to give him a job as a talent scout.
    — Arkansas Online, 31 Jan. 2022
  • The festival awards cash prizes and offers performers opportunities to connect with talent scouts and producers.
    — Loureen Ayyoub, CBS News, 13 Feb. 2026
  • To this end, it should be noted, Goode is an excellent talent scout, able to spot potential that may not be obvious from a candidate’s CV.
    — Lane Brown, Vulture, 26 Aug. 2024
  • Jennifer Lawrence was discovered by a talent scout at age 14 while on a family vacation in New York City.
    — Kirby Adams, Louisville Courier Journal, 20 Feb. 2026
  • In Glory Days, every summer, the top college baseball players are recruited to Cape Cod to try out for talent scouts from around the world for a shot at the majors.
    — Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 23 Apr. 2026
  • Music supervisors now act as talent scouts, nurturing emerging artists and shaping what audiences discover through strategic placement in streaming content.
    — Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2026

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