How to Use freshman in a Sentence

freshman

noun
  • He was the best freshman in professional basketball this year.
  • My daughter's a freshman at UCLA.
  • The coach asked for the freshman’s ring size.
    — Andy McCullough, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
  • As a freshman, that's a tough thing to do.
    — Cassidy Wood, CBS News, 3 Mar. 2026
  • Groce will be a wild card as a first-year freshman.
    — Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Jan. 2026
  • Wood met Cope when the two were freshmen in high school.
    — Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 13 Jan. 2026
  • Then the freshman class has a lot of upside.
    — Cj Moore, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Making it this far as a freshman means a lot.
    — Patrick Z. McGavin, Chicago Tribune, 10 Feb. 2026
  • Mirabal said the freshman still has much to work on.
    — Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 15 Apr. 2026
  • What’s more, nine of the top 10 picks were freshmen.
    — Jon Wilner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 June 2026
  • The grower fell in love with cannabis as a freshman in high school.
    — Lindsey Bartlett, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2023
  • Take a look back at the freshman's historic run.
    — Ray Padilla, Louisville Courier Journal, 17 Feb. 2026
  • But that does not mean other freshmen won’t see the field.
    — Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 17 Apr. 2026
  • 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
  • Simms had a strong true freshman season.
    — Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Jan. 2026
  • This hall will have 335 beds for its freshman.
    — Emma Hall, Sacbee.com, 25 Feb. 2026
  • This is my freshman team, my freshman coach (from three years ago).
    — James Peters, Baltimore Sun, 25 Feb. 2026
  • The freshman has shot just 8 of 29 over his last three games.
    — Los Angeles Times, 25 Feb. 2026
  • Carr spent his true freshman year at Purdue.
    — Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 30 Sep. 2025
  • This is just a lot for a freshman in college to be thinking about.
    — Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 5 Nov. 2025
  • The kid showed up as a freshman and knew the offense already.
    — Lia Assimakopoulos, Dallas News, 13 Sep. 2023
  • At least three freshmen will be in the regular mix.
    — Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Oct. 2025
  • Nathan Chandler made lots of progress as a freshman.
    — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2026
  • The freshman struggled to find space to create easy shots.
    — Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 21 Jan. 2026
  • Sutherland appeared in four games as a freshman last fall.
    — CBS News, 18 Feb. 2026
  • The pair met in English class on the first day of their freshman year.
    — Bryan West, USA Today, 3 July 2026
  • The pair met in English class on the first day of their freshman year.
    — Bryan West, USA Today, 4 July 2026
  • Tiller had a solid season but seemed to hit a freshman wall in the last few weeks.
    — Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 25 Mar. 2026
  • But nothing came smoothly the five-star freshman last week.
    — Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2026
  • Clara Milinkovich, only a freshman, got the shutout.
    — Marielle Mohs, CBS News, 18 Feb. 2026

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