Sentence examples for precocious on from inspiring English sources

And he proved to be as precocious on the court as he was immature off it.

Relatives thought him precocious; on being berated by an uncle for spending the sixpence he had been given on sweets, Segal asked if he was expected to invest in property.

Ernestine Holly was born in 1915 to a prominent Miami family, and moved to New York City when she was 5. Precocious on and off the dance floor, she graduated from high school at 14 and found work as a dancer, touring Europe with Duke Ellington and Cab Calloway in the 1930's.

Television critics remarked on his precocious on-camera confidence.

But, though there was no precocious talent on offer, or bohemian role model that made him hanker for life as an artist, he chucked in his apprenticeship to go to art school.

I look more kindly on that painfully precocious riff on consumerism now than I did then.

Dance Theatre of San Francisco is the new kid on the block -- a precocious kid on a block crammed with nimble little dance companies that turn out adventurous new work on a shoestring.

The look on the face of the nun at the orphanage (delight, tempered with worry) when they say they'll take on precocious nine-year-old Esther - the strange ribbons, the mysterious Russian background, and the especial fondness for daddy, should have been a clue.

I was a precocious reader, taking on adult books as a pre-teen and teenager.

Most of them are precocious meditations on girls, including many of the tracks on his January release, "Typical American Tragedy".

Along the way, Howard discussed his calls to fame -- precocious Opie on "The Andy Griffith Show" and wholesome Richie Cunningham on "Happy Days" -- as well as his burgeoning film career and the cinematic work he most admires today.