mover and shaker
noun
plural movers and shakers
: a person who is active or influential in some field of endeavor
Examples of mover and shaker in a Sentence
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Wiig plays Maxine, a social climber trying to land with the right movers and shakers in Palm Beach.
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Marianne Garvey, CNN, 18 Mar. 2024
Dennis Herbert wouldn’t strike you as a political mover and shaker.
—Andrew Van Dam, Washington Post, 29 Mar. 2024
As the 2024 Billboard Women in Music Breakthrough Artist honoree, Tems joins an exclusive list of movers and shakers that includes Idina Menzel, Maren Morris, Camila Cabello, TWICE and Tori Kelly.
—Kyle Denis, Billboard, 29 Feb. 2024
Here are some tips from Quaid’s experience with the movers and shakers of the watch industry.
—Allbusiness, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2024
At a time when South Florida continues to draw wealthy movers and shakers and their employees, budget-friendly rentals are hard to find.
—Rebecca San Juan, Miami Herald, 13 Feb. 2024
There are large ventilation gaps on either side of the nipple, so those movers and shakers still get plenty of airflow.
—Sarah Bradley, Parents, 1 Mar. 2024
In closing, all of you movers and shakers are in control.
—Geneva Schlabach, Forbes, 15 Feb. 2024
Notable residents and political movers and shakers Besides its notable architecture, prominent residents such as actor Spencer Tracy and radio personality O. C. White, a soul legend on WAWA, have called Story Hill home.
—Journal Sentinel, 30 Jan. 2024
Marianne Garvey, CNN, 18 Mar. 2024
Dennis Herbert wouldn’t strike you as a political mover and shaker.
—Andrew Van Dam, Washington Post, 29 Mar. 2024
As the 2024 Billboard Women in Music Breakthrough Artist honoree, Tems joins an exclusive list of movers and shakers that includes Idina Menzel, Maren Morris, Camila Cabello, TWICE and Tori Kelly.
—Kyle Denis, Billboard, 29 Feb. 2024
Here are some tips from Quaid’s experience with the movers and shakers of the watch industry.
—Allbusiness, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2024
At a time when South Florida continues to draw wealthy movers and shakers and their employees, budget-friendly rentals are hard to find.
—Rebecca San Juan, Miami Herald, 13 Feb. 2024
There are large ventilation gaps on either side of the nipple, so those movers and shakers still get plenty of airflow.
—Sarah Bradley, Parents, 1 Mar. 2024
In closing, all of you movers and shakers are in control.
—Geneva Schlabach, Forbes, 15 Feb. 2024
Notable residents and political movers and shakers Besides its notable architecture, prominent residents such as actor Spencer Tracy and radio personality O. C. White, a soul legend on WAWA, have called Story Hill home.
—Journal Sentinel, 30 Jan. 2024
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