How to Use collegiate in a Sentence

collegiate

adjective
  • To call this a unique year of collegiate sports wouldn’t do it justice.
    — Michael Casagrande | [email protected], al, 25 June 2021
  • Swift isn’t just showing off her collegiate style on game days though.
    — Sabienna Bowman, Peoplemag, 26 Oct. 2023
  • My circle of friends is collegiate show choir kids.
    — Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Apr. 2026
  • As far as her goal for her collegiate farewell, that’s simple.
    — Glae Thien, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Dec. 2022
  • Think prep school and collegiate days, a mix of heritage pieces with a sporty edge.
    — Jaclyn Alexandra Cohen, Harper's BAZAAR, 22 Mar. 2023
  • And none of them ever did what Moss did in his first collegiate start.
    — Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Dec. 2023
  • His collegiate debut is must-watch stuff.
    — Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
  • Cole hasn’t been able to show off his skills much, but that fits right in with his collegiate journey.
    — Shreyas Laddha, Hartford Courant, 13 July 2022
  • LeBlanc hopes to pair with his friend on the collegiate level.
    — Kayla Harvey, cleveland, 28 July 2021
  • His first collegiate head-coaching job is one of the bluest of blue bloods — and hottest seats in the sport.
    — Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 8 Apr. 2026
  • But at the collegiate level, the coach still has major pull.
    — Lindsay Schnell, New York Times, 15 May 2026
  • Top collegiate talent always had to be lured with perks.
    — Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 31 Aug. 2025
  • The collegiate pot is boiling, and sooner or later will go over the top.
    — Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Mar. 2026
  • This surely had been his final collegiate game.
    — Tim Rohan, NBC news, 30 Mar. 2026
  • Grady Adamson, a freshman who has yet to play in a collegiate game.
    — Caitlyn Stroh-Page, AJC.com, 20 Jan. 2026
  • The Olympian has been a force to be reckoned with since his time as a collegiate athlete.
    — Katelyn Hutchison, Forbes.com, 2 June 2025
  • Uzo-Diribe makes the jump to Dallas from the collegiate ranks.
    — Sportsday Staff, Dallas Morning News, 3 Feb. 2026
  • All four of Kirk's sons have played football at the collegiate level.
    — Adam England, PEOPLE, 6 Sep. 2025
  • The uptick in collegiate teams has fueled demand among high school and middle school boys.
    — Mark Dent, thehustle.co, 24 Apr. 2026
  • Hana won the pole vault title at last year’s championships with a collegiate record of her own.
    — ABC News, 12 June 2026
  • Peyton Manning hosts this new episode of the collegiate quiz show.
    — Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2021
  • But in the collegiate timeline, the pair is nowhere near exchanging vows.
    — Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 13 Jan. 2026
  • There were trees in the way, and wide lawns, and vague collegiate-looking buildings in the distance.
    — Benjamin Markovits, The Atlantic, 21 Dec. 2025
  • Not an easy act to follow, and harder still for someone who has yet to throw his first pass in a collegiate game.
    — Nathan Baird, cleveland, 31 Aug. 2021
  • Tuesday marked the four-star recruit’s first start at the collegiate level.
    — Jaden Lewis, Kansas City Star, 24 Jan. 2024
  • Worsham didn’t catch a pass in his one collegiate game in 2020.
    — Ben Thomas | [email protected], al, 13 May 2022
  • At the time, collegiate programs only had three full-time coaches.
    — Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 28 Oct. 2025
  • His fastball topped out at 99 mph in his collegiate debut.
    — Mitch Light, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2026
  • Now, the 22-year-old is a two-time winner of the largest collegiate bike race in the country.
    — Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 9 May 2025
  • Nearly all of the athletes have rowed at the collegiate level and beyond.
    — Sarah Barber, BostonGlobe.com, 22 Oct. 2022

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