How to Use phenom in a Sentence

phenom

noun

• The phenom who leads the conference in scoring at 27.8 points rewrote USC’s record books.
  — Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2024
• The high school phenom went on to become a top college performer.
  — Scott Luxor, Sun Sentinel, 18 Nov. 2022
• Across the league, teams began signing young phenoms to long-term deals.
  — Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 6 Feb. 2024
• The trivia phenom credits her laziness and ADD for her success on the show.
  — Christina Veta, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2023
• Shohei Ohtani could follow Moreno out of town, the two-way phenom poised to become a free agent after the 2023 season.
  — Staff Writer follow, Los Angeles Times, 4 Dec. 2022
• The hard rock phenoms are from Frankenmuth, about 90 miles northwest of Detroit.
  — Brian McCollum, USA TODAY, 20 July 2023
• The Texas native was a multi-sport phenom at Bridgeland High School.
  — Grant Gaspard, Dallas News, 28 Aug. 2023
• Guitar phenom In the world of YouTube, teenagers can teach themselves anything.
  — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2023
• My mom was a reporter covering a girl who was supposed to be a phenom at 10 years old.
  — Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 28 Aug. 2022
• The teen phenom was joined by her proud parents, Candi and Corey Gauff, for the Today interview.
  — Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 11 Sep. 2023
• Alyssa Thompson, the 18-year-old phenom who was brought in after Swanson was injured, looked like the real deal.
  — Nancy Armour, USA TODAY, 12 Apr. 2023
• But over the years, thanks to word of mouth, reality's complete takeover of TV, and a strong-ass gif game, The Comeback became a cult phenom.
  — Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 10 Aug. 2022
• And Bo Burnham — that phenom with his finger on the pulse of the internet — netted just 1.7 million.
  — Lili Loofbourow, Washington Post, 19 Dec. 2023
• Playing the singing and dancing phenom that was Michael Jackson on screen was never going to be an easy task.
  — Marco Della Cava, USA TODAY, 30 Jan. 2023
• But that doesn’t mean rookie phenom Elly De La Cruz didn’t do something worth watching for the fourth game in as many days in the major leagues.
  — Gordon Wittenmyer, The Enquirer, 10 June 2023
• French phenom Victor Wembanyama is certain to go to the Spurs at No. 1 overall.
  — Dustin Dopirak, The Indianapolis Star, 31 May 2023
• Since, she's reached no. 4 in the singles rankings, and no. 1 in doubles, and there seems to be no limit on this young phenom from Florida.
  — Michael Stillwell, Town & Country, 25 Aug. 2023
• At the time of the party, Araiza was a senior and standout punter, a collegiate phenom drafted by the Buffalo Bills.
  — Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Apr. 2023
• Florida swimming phenom Caeleb Dressel topped the podium five times at the Tokyo Olympics.
  — Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 17 Oct. 2023
• The 6-foot-1 forward/guard has been a freshman phenom, a sophomore standout and a junior player of the year with a commitment to LSU.
  — Tony Baranek, Chicago Tribune, 5 Dec. 2022
• Leila Mottley, all of 20, is that rare young phenom who isn’t a product of privilege.
  — Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2022
• Rounding out the top of the list is TikTok phenom Khaby Lame, for example, can be seen in his hot streak of partnerships.
  — Jasmine Browley, Essence, 22 Nov. 2022
• The sisters have become phenoms in the sports and entertainment world since their debut.
  — Natasha Dye, Peoplemag, 14 Mar. 2023
• Second-year phenom Evan Mobley added 19 points and eight rebounds.
  — Chris Fedor, cleveland, 16 Jan. 2023
• The Spurs also took 7-foot-4 phenom Victor Wembanyama with the first overall pick in Thursday’s draft.
  — Sportsday Staff, Dallas News, 23 June 2023
• The only question is which phenom will be able to emerge victorious.
  — Catena Media, oregonlive, 14 Jan. 2023
• And yet, everyone admits there’s even more the second-year phenom can do on a nightly basis.
  — Chris Fedor, cleveland, 19 Nov. 2022
• With global phenoms like Pet Shop Boys, the company looks to keep that momentum rolling for concert docs.
  — J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 31 Jan. 2024
• DeRuyter has had the luxury of calling defenses with physical phenoms on the edge the past two seasons.
  — oregonlive, 30 July 2023
• In a 72-52 quarterfinal-round win over St. Paul’s, the lithe phenom swallowed up shots on back-to-back possessions, blocking one with two hands.
  — Christopher L. Gasper, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Mar. 2023

Last Updated: 3 May 2024