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 pair met in English class on the first day of their freshman year.
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Bryan West,
USA Today,
4 July 2026
At the University of Georgia, freshmen may bring cars to campus, but parking availability is extremely limited, and permits are not guaranteed.
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Chris Teague,
AJC.com,
3 July 2026
The two women met on the first day of their freshman year at Hendersonville High School in Tennessee, sitting next to each other in English class, according to what Swift told Oprah Winfrey in a 2009 interview.
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Kansas City Star,
3 July 2026
To follow through on this commitment to affordability, the system implemented the Tuition Stability Plan in 2022, which locks in a student’s tuition and systemwide fees at their freshman-year rate for the duration of their undergraduate education.
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Tarini Mehta,
Sacbee.com,
2 July 2026
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Bryan West,
USA Today,
4 July 2026
At the University of Georgia, freshmen may bring cars to campus, but parking availability is extremely limited, and permits are not guaranteed.
—
Chris Teague,
AJC.com,
3 July 2026
The two women met on the first day of their freshman year at Hendersonville High School in Tennessee, sitting next to each other in English class, according to what Swift told Oprah Winfrey in a 2009 interview.
—
Kansas City Star,
3 July 2026
To follow through on this commitment to affordability, the system implemented the Tuition Stability Plan in 2022, which locks in a student’s tuition and systemwide fees at their freshman-year rate for the duration of their undergraduate education.
—
Tarini Mehta,
Sacbee.com,
2 July 2026
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 5 Jul. 2026.
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freshman
noun
fresh·man
ˈfresh-mən 
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