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.
• 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
• The grower fell in love with cannabis as a freshman in high school.
  — Lindsey Bartlett, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2023
• At the time, Kate was a freshman while Rupert was in his fourth year.
  — Kelsie Gibson, Peoplemag, 14 Dec. 2023
• With the upswing, Christie has put himself in the mix for Big Ten freshman of the year.
  — Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 16 Feb. 2024
• The kid showed up as a freshman and knew the offense already.
  — Lia Assimakopoulos, Dallas News, 13 Sep. 2023
• The move to Tuscaloosa came after Lexi’s freshman year of high school.
  — Mike Rodak | [e-mail], al, 3 Feb. 2023
• Three minutes later, Canyon Hills got on the board when freshman Reese Roldan found the back of the net to tie the game 1-1.
  — Breven Honda, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Sep. 2023
• Ambrose scored a pair from the eighth spot and Jackson, the freshman, drove in a pair and scored one from the ninth spot.
  — Paul Shepherd, The Indianapolis Star, 10 June 2023
• At the time, Justine was a freshman and Musk was a sophomore.
  — Alex Gurley, Peoplemag, 27 July 2023
• There were so many freshmen at Yale, some had to live in Quonset huts.
  — Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 5 July 2024
• The teen grew to love wrestling during his freshman year and was known to make others laugh.
  — Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 28 Sep. 2024
• Ryan Rudes, a freshman at Caltech, skipped his math class to take photos of the eclipse.
  — Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2024
• O’Brien moved Hall to first and brought in freshman pitcher Sam Riley in the sixth inning to close the game out.
  — Lia Assimakopoulos, Dallas News, 30 Apr. 2023
• Some people, Blair said, couldn’t handle the star of the team being a freshman.
  — Shakeia Taylor, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2024
• Carver arrived in the same class as Williams but did not play much as a freshman.
  — Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 2 Aug. 2024
• They will be joined by the freshmen plus Lazar Stefanovic, a transfer guard from Utah.
  — Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 5 Aug. 2023
• A few months later, the pair dropped Nick off at college to start his freshman year.
  — Emily J. Shiffer, Peoplemag, 6 Feb. 2023
• Top-heavy with sophomores and freshmen, coach Dante Carey was hoping for the best, but prepared for the worst.
  — John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Mar. 2024
• More than a third of its freshmen this year are among the first in their families to go to college, Rao said.
  — Nick Anderson, Washington Post, 6 Nov. 2023
• The two met as freshmen at UCLA in 1991 and have been together ever since.
  — Catherine Womack, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2023
• Michigan’s 4-1 lead was sparked by a hat trick by freshman Adam Fantilli, who achieved the feat in the 20th minute of play.
  — Mark Stewart, Journal Sentinel, 4 Mar. 2023
• The freshman began this week with 30 goals and 14 assists this season.
  — Darren Sabedra, The Mercury News, 5 Apr. 2024
• The same year, Nix was the first true freshman in Auburn history to start a season-opener.
  — Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2024
• But the freshman’s passing improved as camp went along.
  — Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2023
• My son is off at UMass Amherst for his freshman year—and that has meant three hotel stays already.
  — Chris Taylor, wsj.com, 4 Oct. 2023
• Smith appeared in four games as a redshirt freshman in 2022 with five tackles, one of those for a loss.
  — Michelle Gardner, The Arizona Republic, 30 Mar. 2023
• That’s when freshman quarterback Zachary Benitez found Josh Zander in the end zone for the score.
  — John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Nov. 2023
• Brennan was a freshman, while Yakub was a senior, so their paths didn't cross much — and neither had a particularly positive opinion of the other.
  — Rebecca Aizin, People.com, 1 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 31 Oct 2024