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
  • 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
  • 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
  • They will be joined by the freshmen plus Lazar Stefanovic, a transfer guard from Utah.
    — Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 5 Aug. 2023
  • 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
  • The freshman began this week with 30 goals and 14 assists this season.
    — Darren Sabedra, The Mercury News, 5 Apr. 2024
  • My son is off at UMass Amherst for his freshman year—and that has meant three hotel stays already.
    — Chris Taylor, wsj.com, 4 Oct. 2023
  • That’s when freshman quarterback Zachary Benitez found Josh Zander in the end zone for the score.
    — John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Nov. 2023
  • When Izzo put Carr on him, the freshman’s quickness started to pester Rodgers.
    — Chris Solari, Detroit Free Press, 12 Jan. 2024
  • James is a four-star recruit and will be entering his freshman year at USC.
    — oregonlive, 26 July 2023
  • The pair started dating during their freshman year in 2004.
    — Madeleine Janz, Peoplemag, 27 Oct. 2023
  • The plot centers on the shooting of an NYU freshman, Samantha, the night of a downtown rock show and an uptown penthouse soiree.
    — Bonnie Johnson, Los Angeles Times, 16 June 2023
  • And in that, the Patrick Henry High School freshman is refreshingly unique.
    — Tod Leonard, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Apr. 2024
  • Clowney finished his freshman year scoring 9.8 points a game with 7.9 rebounds a night.
    — Michael Casagrande | McAsagrande@al.com, al, 22 June 2023
  • Then came the torn tendon, forcing him to watch while Miyan Williams locked down a big share of the snaps and freshman Dallan Hayden emerged in the second half of the season.
    — Nathan Baird, cleveland, 6 Aug. 2023
  • Hunt, who was a freshman at the University of Arizona at the time, competed on that team.
    — Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Dec. 2023
  • In the summer of 2005, Kathryn Fumie had finished her freshman year of college and was living in an apartment for the summer.
    — Laura Kwerel, NPR, 26 Mar. 2024
  • King/Drew starts two sophomores, a freshman, junior and senior.
    — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 19 Feb. 2024
  • The true freshman had his first pass intercepted and returned for a touchdown.
    — Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2023
  • Roy was staff director during Cornyn’s freshman term in the Senate.
    — Pablo Manríquez, The New Republic, 7 June 2023
  • The freshman guard groped at her left ankle, writhing back and forth in agony, rolling into the fetal position as a trainer rushed over and sat her up.
    — Luca Evans, Orange County Register, 9 Mar. 2024
  • The freshman coach, Ed Jucker, also coached the baseball team and was low on players, so asked his basketball players to come out for the team.
    — Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2023

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