Examples of freshman in a Sentence
My daughter's a freshman at UCLA.
He was the best freshman in professional basketball this year.
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Hurd, a freshman lawmaker, has signaled a more traditional conservative approach to governance, including concerns about constitutional limits on executive power.
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Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 12 Feb. 2026
Marquel Sutton paced the Tigers (14-10, 2-9) with 18 points, Nwoko led with 8 rebounds, while freshman Jalen Reece tallied a team-high 7 assists.
—Matt Byrne, Arkansas Online, 11 Feb. 2026
The alleged motivation of the group boycott is to constrain costs, since older college players are more likely to be coveted by coaches and thus have more negotiating power than an incoming freshman who might redshirt.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 11 Feb. 2026
The question is whether UM is better served by having Thornton (the accomplished Boston College transfer) at safety and Fitzgerald (six interceptions as a freshman) in the nickel (replacing Keionte Scott) or vice versa.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 11 Feb. 2026
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Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 12 Feb. 2026
Marquel Sutton paced the Tigers (14-10, 2-9) with 18 points, Nwoko led with 8 rebounds, while freshman Jalen Reece tallied a team-high 7 assists.
—Matt Byrne, Arkansas Online, 11 Feb. 2026
The alleged motivation of the group boycott is to constrain costs, since older college players are more likely to be coveted by coaches and thus have more negotiating power than an incoming freshman who might redshirt.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 11 Feb. 2026
The question is whether UM is better served by having Thornton (the accomplished Boston College transfer) at safety and Fitzgerald (six interceptions as a freshman) in the nickel (replacing Keionte Scott) or vice versa.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 11 Feb. 2026
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“Freshman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/freshman. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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