How to Use rookie in a Sentence

rookie

noun
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  • There are three rookies in the starting lineup.
  • He was even named to the 2019 Pro Bowl in his rookie year.
    — Sean Neumann, Peoplemag, 12 Feb. 2024
  • This is the first time a Ruth rookie card has been up for sale in over a decade.
    — Chris Morris, Fortune, 5 Dec. 2023
  • The rookie helped the Chiefs win the 2024 Super Bowl in February.
    — Angel Saunders, Peoplemag, 12 Apr. 2024
  • Still, those matchups came in 2021, when Manning was still a rookie.
    — Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press, 19 Aug. 2023
  • The undrafted rookie is electric with the ball in his hands.
    — Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Sep. 2023
  • Nuggets rookie Christian Braun dunked and yelled at the crowd to give Denver its biggest lead of the game.
    — Cydney Henderson, USA TODAY, 8 June 2023
  • Pasquale has watched all of Darnold’s games since the quarterback’s rookie year with New York.
    — Jonathan M. Alexander, Charlotte Observer, 30 Jan. 2024
  • On Thursday, the seven models who walked in the show were named as SI's 2024 rookie class.
    — Natasha Dye, Peoplemag, 20 Oct. 2023
  • On a corner kick in the 90th minute, Thorns rookie Reyna Reyes was left alone just beyond the back post.
    — Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 May 2023
  • The Phillies pulled away with three runs and five hits in the bottom of the seventh off rookie right-hander Nick Robertson.
    — Aaron Bracy, ajc, 11 June 2023
  • Valenzuela received the National League Cy Young and rookie of the year, the lone player to win both in the same year.
    — Lewis Abraham Leader, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2023
  • This means Scruggs’ chance to see the field as a rookie will likely come at center.
    — James Mueller, Chron, 12 May 2023
  • After a single, the rookie stole second, third and then home plate.
    — Victoria Moorwood, The Enquirer, 14 July 2023
  • The two infielders, one a rookie and the other a veteran, have done their best to make up for it of late.
    — Nathan Ruiz, Baltimore Sun, 25 May 2023
  • In rookie right-hander Bobby Miller, the Dodgers found some relief … and a reason for hope.
    — Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2023
  • The rookie armorer faces up to 18 months in prison for her role in the death of Hutchins, who was a rising star in her industry.
    — Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 6 Mar. 2024
  • The quarterback has one more year left on his rookie contract and a fifth-year option on the table.
    — Victoria Hernandez, USA TODAY, 23 Feb. 2024
  • The heavier workloads for Moody and rookie Brandin Podziemski, both of whom played crunch time.
    — Connor Letourneau, San Francisco Chronicle, 2 Dec. 2023
  • In 2021, Carter went to the Houston Texans’ rookie minicamp as a tryout player and earned a contract with the team.
    — Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al, 19 Aug. 2023
  • Reports have the recent second-round pick starting for the Las Vegas Raiders as a rookie.
    — Nathan Baird, cleveland, 17 Aug. 2023
  • The 2021 first-round draft pick also missed the beginning of his rookie season because of a groin injury.
    — Childs Walker, Baltimore Sun, 9 Aug. 2023
  • Jones is in the second season of his four-year, $4.4 million rookie contract with the Patriots.
    — Sean Cotter, BostonGlobe.com, 20 June 2023
  • The final one came during the last two minutes of the first half and ended with Stick passing eight yards to rookie Quentin Johnston for a touchdown.
    — Jeff Miller, Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2023
  • Then the rookie who the establishment overlooked impressed by winning his first game as a fill-in starter.
    — Andrew Beaton, WSJ, 27 Oct. 2023
  • Webb, then a rookie, was the starter, allowing three runs in five-plus innings in a game which featured a total of 24 pitchers.
    — Andrew Mahoney, BostonGlobe.com, 28 July 2023
  • Harris said after his rookie season, Brandt approached him and gave him a raise.
    — Calvin Watkins, Dallas News, 31 Aug. 2023
  • While season two opened strong, ratings fell off as the season went on and the buzz around the property failed to come close to its breakout rookie season.
    — Lesley Goldberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Dec. 2023
  • Turner recorded a team-best nine sacks and was a finalist for NFL defensive rookie of the year.
    — Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2024
  • Cowboys rookie running back Deuce Vaughn has been getting some high praise.
    — Sportsday Staff, Dallas News, 28 May 2023

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