How to Use phenom in a Sentence
phenom
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This is something that does not seem to be a worry yet for the young phenom.
— Tyler Small, Forbes, 1 July 2022 -
The young phenom who obliterated the field and the course to take a first green jacket.
— Tara Sullivan, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Apr. 2022 -
The young phenom is second in the state in scoring (26 ppg) and has led the Eagles to a solid 9-5 record.
— J.l. Kirven, The Courier-Journal, 8 Jan. 2022 -
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 -
Sharpe, an 18-year-old phenom, didn’t play a single minute.
— Joel Lorenzi, The Indianapolis Star, 23 Mar. 2022 -
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 -
Joining her from the tennis ranks is 20-year-old phenom Iga Świątek.
— Justin Birnbaum, Forbes, 3 May 2022 -
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 -
While junior phenom Ipsaro runs the show at the point, Hussey is one of the other guards who help take pressure off of him.
— James Weber, The Enquirer, 9 Mar. 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 -
The freshman phenom is likely a top-5 pick in the upcoming NBA Draft.
— al, 5 Mar. 2022 -
The Toronto Blue Jays slugger wanted a shot with the Angels’ two-way phenom.
— Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 27 May 2022 -
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 -
Three belong to the same man, French swimming phenom Léon Marchand.
— Colette Davidson, The Christian Science Monitor, 1 Aug. 2024 -
Wilson’s coach, Joe Lee, confirmed that the young phenom received the news on Sunday.
— Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 2 July 2024 -
Shaking Hands With Elvis, the latest from the indie-pop phenom, is a transition of sorts.
— Stephen Daw, Billboard, 10 June 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 -
The 17-year-old guitar phenom Grace Bowers and her band were the arguable highlight of the whole festival.
— Garret K. Woodward, Rolling Stone, 21 May 2024 -
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 -
The scouts had been at games his junior and senior seasons, 28 of the 30 teams had shown up to check out this baseball phenom with the name Mattingly.
— Dana Hunsinger Benbow, The Indianapolis Star, 14 July 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 -
His progress has been surprising, almost shocking, but is the teen phenom ready for the playoffs?
— Scott Ostler, San Francisco Chronicle, 29 Mar. 2022 -
Jaden Soong, a 14-year-old incoming freshman at St. Francis, is a golf phenom.
— Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2024 -
Both the baseball phenom and Mizuhara – whose sentencing is scheduled for October 25 – maintained that Ohtani was unaware of the gambling addiction and theft.
— George Ramsay, CNN, 21 Sep. 2024
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