Sentence examples for instant reputation from inspiring English sources
It was an action that gained for Richelieu an instant reputation for decision and ruthlessness.
Six years ago, with his rambunctious debut novel, "Dr. Pitcher's Experimental Mistress," the chronicle of a timid Iowa chiropractor's Ambien-fueled erotic awakening aboard a sinking Alaskan cruise ship, Samson Graham-Muñoz, then just 23 years old, gained an instant reputation as a limber verbal gymnast.
Hotel operators and lodging consultants observe that in the 1990's he and his partners expanded rapidly and borrowed heavily, banking on Mr. Schrager's ability to deliver publicity, an instant reputation for a new hotel as a hot spot and a cachet that could be translated into high room rates.
As a player he was a renowned hard man - on his debut for Strasbourg he claimed to have broken an opponent's leg even though one of his team-mates had been the offender, because he thought it would give him an instant reputation.
Instead, the sequel took in only $13 million, finishing far behind the civil rights drama "Lee Daniels The Butlerr" and earning "Kick-Ass 2" an instant reputation as a flop.
In an instant, reputations can be trashed or minorities widely vilified.
The accelerated speed of discovery allowed new artists instant reputations and gigs while stirring nerdy hand-wringing over inflated resale prices.
end in an instant; a solid reputation, built up over many.
Professional death, at the very least: A career would end in an instant; a solid reputation, built up over many years, would be suddenly sunk.
The atomic bombs had yet to acquire their reputation as instant war-winners; in fact, American plans called for many more to be used in the planned invasion.
Some products, among them Timex watches and Polaroid instant cameras, made their reputations through spots that offered audiences live demonstrations.
