How to Use freshman in a Sentence

freshman

noun
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  • He was the best freshman in professional basketball this year.
  • My daughter's a freshman at UCLA.
  • Siler warned the freshman that he would get punched in the face if his legs hit the ground.
    — Scooby Axson, USA TODAY, 19 Aug. 2023
  • The grower fell in love with cannabis as a freshman in high school.
    — Lindsey Bartlett, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2023
  • At the time, Kate was a freshman while Rupert was in his fourth year.
    — Kelsie Gibson, Peoplemag, 14 Dec. 2023
  • With the upswing, Christie has put himself in the mix for Big Ten freshman of the year.
    — Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 16 Feb. 2024
  • The kid showed up as a freshman and knew the offense already.
    — Lia Assimakopoulos, Dallas News, 13 Sep. 2023
  • The move to Tuscaloosa came after Lexi’s freshman year of high school.
    — Mike Rodak | [email protected], al, 3 Feb. 2023
  • Three minutes later, Canyon Hills got on the board when freshman Reese Roldan found the back of the net to tie the game 1-1.
    — Breven Honda, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Sep. 2023
  • Ambrose scored a pair from the eighth spot and Jackson, the freshman, drove in a pair and scored one from the ninth spot.
    — Paul Shepherd, The Indianapolis Star, 10 June 2023
  • At the time, Justine was a freshman and Musk was a sophomore.
    — Alex Gurley, Peoplemag, 27 July 2023
  • That’s when the point guard pulled up, with freshman Amari Bailey in his face.
    — Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2023
  • Two years ago, when Corey Lee came to Oak Lawn as a freshman, his shot was flat.
    — Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 13 Jan. 2023
  • There were so many freshmen at Yale, some had to live in Quonset huts.
    — Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 5 July 2024
  • The teen grew to love wrestling during his freshman year and was known to make others laugh.
    — Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 28 Sep. 2024
  • Ryan Rudes, a freshman at Caltech, skipped his math class to take photos of the eclipse.
    — Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2024
  • Tyson, a fifth-year senior, scored 1.6 points per game as a freshman.
    — Brett Dawson, The Courier-Journal, 12 Jan. 2023
  • The redshirt freshman was in his first game of the season on Friday night.
    — Katie Wadington, The Hill, 21 Dec. 2024
  • O’Brien moved Hall to first and brought in freshman pitcher Sam Riley in the sixth inning to close the game out.
    — Lia Assimakopoulos, Dallas News, 30 Apr. 2023
  • Some people, Blair said, couldn’t handle the star of the team being a freshman.
    — Shakeia Taylor, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2024
  • Carver arrived in the same class as Williams but did not play much as a freshman.
    — Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 2 Aug. 2024
  • They will be joined by the freshmen plus Lazar Stefanovic, a transfer guard from Utah.
    — Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 5 Aug. 2023
  • The freshman has 21 rushing yards on four carries and nine yards on one catch.
    — Matthew Glenesk, The Indianapolis Star, 2 Jan. 2023
  • A few months later, the pair dropped Nick off at college to start his freshman year.
    — Emily J. Shiffer, Peoplemag, 6 Feb. 2023
  • Her youngest is a freshman at Richmond Heights High School.
    — cleveland, 21 Nov. 2022
  • Top-heavy with sophomores and freshmen, coach Dante Carey was hoping for the best, but prepared for the worst.
    — John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Mar. 2024
  • More than a third of its freshmen this year are among the first in their families to go to college, Rao said.
    — Nick Anderson, Washington Post, 6 Nov. 2023
  • The two met as freshmen at UCLA in 1991 and have been together ever since.
    — Catherine Womack, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2023
  • Michigan’s 4-1 lead was sparked by a hat trick by freshman Adam Fantilli, who achieved the feat in the 20th minute of play.
    — Mark Stewart, Journal Sentinel, 4 Mar. 2023
  • The Terps were so good that they were not whistled for a foul that sent the Orange to the free-throw line until freshman power forward Donnie Freeman converted a pair with 5:26 left in the game.
    — Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 21 Dec. 2024

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