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The screenplay begins in 1989, charting Christy’s trajectory as a hotheaded yet gifted fledgling boxer.—Robert Lang, Deadline, 17 Dec. 2025 But the boys at the ludus, whose ranks notably include decent guy Celadus (Dan Hamill) and his hotheaded son Tarchon (Jordi Webber), are not keen to admit a woman to their ranks and are doubly peeved that Ashur is skipping her into a headlining role.—Robert Lloyd, Boston Herald, 7 Dec. 2025 Rescuing a young woman (Isabelle Corey) from a violent pimp, Bob—acknowledging his age with bitter wisdom—pairs her off with his hotheaded protégé (Daniel Cauchy).—Sheldon Pearce, New Yorker, 21 Nov. 2025 After a quick bar brawl with some hotheaded members of the SDN, their not-date pushes forward into mixed-signal territory as Blazer brings Robert to a billboard overlooking the Hollywood Hills.—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 22 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for hotheaded
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