first-year

noun

ˈfərst-ˌyir

variants or first year

plural first-years or first years

: a student in the first year (as at a high school or college) : a first-year student

Experts say fledgling first-years can expect to experience the thrill of autonomy, of being in the driver's seat for what may be the first time ever.—

Jan McCoy Ebbets

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Fresno State has won the last four games between the teams, including victories over first-year UCLA coaches Karl Dorrell in 2003, Rick Neuheisel in 2008 and Chip Kelly in 2018. —

Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 29 Nov. 2024 Five teams have first-year coaches, each navigating unique challenges from maintaining success to establishing a foundation to build on. —

Taylor Lyons, Baltimore Sun, 29 Nov. 2024 The first-year head coach has exceeded all expectations despite Brooklyn’s flawed situation. —

C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 29 Nov. 2024 Will the Seahawks continue their late season revival under first-year head coach Mike Macdonald, having lost five of six games before their Week 10 bye, to race away with the division title? —

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