How to Use free agent in a Sentence

free agent

noun
  • The free agent crop may not yield much.
    — Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 8 June 2026
  • This year’s free agent class is just not bad.
    — Keith Law, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
  • Who are the 76ers’ big free agents?
    — Zach Harper, New York Times, 11 May 2026
  • Bichette is a pending free agent.
    — Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2025
  • As for the free agents themselves?
    — Charlotte Varnes, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
  • People need to be equipped to be free agents.
    — Diane Brady, Fortune, 2 June 2026
  • Here’s a look at those seven free agents.
    — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 17 Mar. 2026
  • Which of their free agents will return?
    — Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
  • The free agent crop is pretty good and well-picked over.
    — Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 21 Mar. 2026
  • Wasn’t going to go to the team (as a free agent).
    — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 7 May 2026
  • Who are the Lakers’ big free agents?
    — Zach Harper, New York Times, 12 May 2026
  • No free agent has had one since Payton took over.
    — Troy Renck, Denver Post, 18 Mar. 2026
  • The big board returns with 75 free agents.
    — Chris Johnston, New York Times, 16 June 2026
  • The two prize free agent signees two years ago helped get this team its first title.
    — Doug Feinberg, The Christian Science Monitor, 21 Oct. 2024
  • In general, could be a free agent guy too.
    — Charlotte Observer, 5 Feb. 2026
  • The Royals could re-sign a few of their own free agents.
    — Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 3 Nov. 2025
  • Marquez will be a free agent at the end of the season.
    — Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Tucker is the jewel of this year's free agent class.
    — Zach Pressnell, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
  • Lampe was signed last spring as an undrafted free agent.
    — Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 27 Apr. 2026
  • Five of the players were free agents at season’s end.
    — Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 30 Apr. 2026
  • Taylor, in terms of free agents, would be an ideal fit.
    — Joseph Hoyt, Dallas Morning News, 6 Mar. 2026
  • Soon-to-be free agents are playing for contracts.
    — Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 28 Mar. 2026
  • Muncy, 35, was set to become a free agent at year’s end.
    — Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 12 Feb. 2026
  • If so, will there be any money left over to acquire free agents?
    — Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 25 Oct. 2025
  • What is an exclusive rights free agent?
    — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 28 Jan. 2026
  • Not, at least, for some of the top free agents who remain unsigned.
    — Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 23 Jan. 2025
  • All three signed the tender and then left as free agents a year later.
    — Zack Rosenblatt, New York Times, 17 Feb. 2026
  • He has since been traded twice, latched on seven times as a free agent.
    — Dom Amore, courant.com, 5 Jan. 2022
  • Huge payrolls, star players, big name free agents.
    — Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 22 Apr. 2026
  • Outside of a free agent at right guard, all the starting pieces are back.
    — Paul Dehner Jr, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2026

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