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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The receiving corps is only getting stronger with the development of freshman Tanook Hines and the tight end room’s growing role.
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Haley Sawyer, Oc Register, 19 Sep. 2025
Transfer Kaidon Slater started the opener against Georgia Tech; Slater, freshman Julian Lewis and redshirt sophomore Ryan Staub played against Delaware, with Staub looking best; then Staub struggled in last week’s loss to Houston.
—Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 19 Sep. 2025
The class of freshmen arriving on college campuses this fall may be the last big one for years, owing in part to declining birth rates and fewer high-school graduates deciding to attend college.
—Jeffrey Selingo, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2025
Ament, 18, will soon begin his freshman season for the Tennessee Volunteers after turning down a multitude of suitors.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 18 Sep. 2025
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Haley Sawyer, Oc Register, 19 Sep. 2025
Transfer Kaidon Slater started the opener against Georgia Tech; Slater, freshman Julian Lewis and redshirt sophomore Ryan Staub played against Delaware, with Staub looking best; then Staub struggled in last week’s loss to Houston.
—Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 19 Sep. 2025
The class of freshmen arriving on college campuses this fall may be the last big one for years, owing in part to declining birth rates and fewer high-school graduates deciding to attend college.
—Jeffrey Selingo, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2025
Ament, 18, will soon begin his freshman season for the Tennessee Volunteers after turning down a multitude of suitors.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 18 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for freshman
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“Freshman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/freshman. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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freshman
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ˈfresh-mən 
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