How to Use turn pro in a Sentence

turn pro

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  • Bourque will turn pro next season and can play in the AHL, if needed.
    Dallas News, 5 July 2022
  • But Ward never signed with an agent and was flipping back and forth about whether to turn pro or go to UM.
    Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 1 Mar. 2024
  • The Longhorns were maybe just as surprised when Ford opted not to turn pro and instead returned for this season.
    Jim Vertuno, Dallas News, 21 Aug. 2023
  • Miller, Clowney and Bediako are all expected to stay in the draft and turn pro, though Quinerly could still pull out.
    Creg Stephenson | Cstephenson@al.com, al, 30 May 2023
  • Weah is returning to Minnesota on Sunday to turn pro next week, sources said.
    Jerry Zgoda, Star Tribune, 19 Feb. 2021
  • But Bourque isn’t at development camp because of a deep run in the Memorial Cup, and will turn pro next season.
    Dallas News, 12 July 2022
  • Javier switched from outfielder to pitcher at 16, the age when many prospects from the Dominican Republic turn pro.
    Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2022
  • Shortly after the loss to Duluth, both Makar and Ferraro left after their sophomore season to turn pro.
    BostonGlobe.com, 2 Apr. 2021
  • Wilson is the first player for the Knights to decide to turn pro following this season in hopes of getting selected in April’s draft.
    Jason Beede, Orlando Sentinel, 7 Dec. 2022
  • Don Chepo fought in the Golden Gloves in 1969 but didn’t turn pro because his career as butcher was more lucrative than boxing.
    Eduard Cauich, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2023
  • Bonallack won because top amateurs now turn pro much faster.
    Richard Sandomir, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2023
  • When that happens, Smith will have a decision to turn pro or commit to returning to school for another season.
    Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 4 Mar. 2024
  • And now, after waiting one more year to turn pro, he’s become an indispensable cog in the Alabama machine.
    Ron Kroichick, SFChronicle.com, 6 Nov. 2020
  • It has been expected for some time that Flanigan would not return to Auburn for a fifth season, with the options to either turn pro or transfer elsewhere for his final season.
    Tom Green | Tgreen@al.com, al, 8 May 2023
  • It has been expected for some time that Flanigan would not return to Auburn for a fifth season, with the options to either turn pro or transfer elsewhere for his final season.
    Tom Green | Tgreen@al.com, al, 8 May 2023
  • January 2010 - Announces his decision to skip his senior year at Florida and turn pro.
    CNN, 17 Nov. 2021
  • Green’s decision to turn pro is the latest roster development for Bruce Pearl’s program this offseason.
    Tom Green | Tgreen@al.com, al, 2 Apr. 2023
  • Once the professional money got big, the top prospects whether American or international wanted to turn pro and get out on tour as quickly as possible.
    Dan Wolken, USA TODAY, 30 Aug. 2023
  • After the pandemic canceled Washington State University’s season in 2020, Rodman chose to turn pro — a decision that’s worked out like a bicycle kick into the net.
    Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 May 2023
  • Rather than risk the possibility of going more than a year without pitching in competitive situations, Percival elected to turn pro.
    Maria Torres Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2020

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