How to Use underclassman in a Sentence

underclassman

noun
  • Shilling stood in front of the underclassman in the stall.
    Lauren Del Valle, CNN, 28 July 2023
  • But a lot of the underclassmen, a lot of them are still going to be in the school.
    Vox First Person, Vox, 23 Mar. 2018
  • Three of the nine underclassmen were on the podium at 145 pounds.
    Brant Parsons, OrlandoSentinel.com, 20 Mar. 2018
  • The Lions still have quite a few underclassmen ready to step in.
    Alvaro Montaño, Houston Chronicle, 7 June 2018
  • In fact, the lone home run of his career came as a high school underclassman.
    Danny Moran, OregonLive.com, 19 May 2017
  • Underclassmen who have not signed an agent have until May 24 to pull out of the draft.
    cleveland.com, 17 May 2017
  • The team had just three underclassmen, none of whom returned to play at the school this season.
    Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Feb. 2024
  • The top five runners – who all finished in the top 15 in the race — are underclassmen and will return next year.
    Lori Riley, courant.com, 19 Jan. 2018
  • The deadline for underclassmen to declare for the draft is April 21.
    Percy Allen, The Seattle Times, 26 Mar. 2019
  • The deadline for underclassmen to declare for the draft is Jan. 20.
    Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 3 Dec. 2019
  • The deadline for underclassmen to withdraw from the draft is June 11.
    Nate Weitzer, BostonGlobe.com, 22 Mar. 2018
  • The Colts are full of underclassmen, so this trip to Dodger Stadium might not be their last over the next few years.
    Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 26 May 2023
  • Ohio State does have more underclassmen in the draft than any other Big Ten team.
    Tim Bielik, cleveland.com, 22 Jan. 2018
  • The deadline for underclassmen to enter the NBA draft is April 22.
    Jon Hale, The Courier-Journal, 18 Apr. 2018
  • Led by a host of underclassmen, the Cavaliers took an early lead and didn’t let up on the Knights.
    Timothy Dashiell, Baltimore Sun, 11 Feb. 2024
  • Hines, a junior, is the only underclassman on the line.
    al, 24 Sep. 2020
  • There was a time when people said an underclassman would never win the award, but then along came the Gators’ Tim Tebow in 2007.
    Joseph Goodman | Jgoodman@al.com, al, 17 Nov. 2021
  • In many ways, this has been a dream season, led by an underclassman.
    Joseph Hoyt, Dallas News, 12 Feb. 2021
  • With the addition of underclassmen to this year’s game, the depth only improved across the board.
    Parker Gabriel, The Denver Post, 4 Feb. 2024
  • All the new faces are underclassman that look like babies.
    Noelle Devoe, Seventeen, 25 Oct. 2017
  • The team returns intact and has a strong group of underclassmen on board to keep the veterans on their toes.
    Mark Stewart, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 28 Mar. 2018
  • The issue here is a lack of proven depth, with a host of underclassmen backing up the veterans.
    Tom Groeschen, Cincinnati.com, 28 Aug. 2017
  • Even as an underclassman, Renee wasn't afraid to stand up to the older kids and fight for the underdog.
    Chris Bumbaca, USA TODAY, 23 June 2020
  • Meet notes Hersey sophomore Garrett Naughton had one of the top showings for an underclassman at the state meet.
    Bob Narang, chicagotribune.com, 14 May 2018
  • The Blue Devils have a young roster with 11 underclassmen, 10 of which are players in their first year in the program.
    Michelle Gardner, azcentral, 14 Nov. 2019
  • The biggest play to date, though, for the incoming senior has been off the field in support of an underclassman in need.
    Scott Springer, Cincinnati.com, 12 July 2018
  • Most are high school underclassmen, though the youngest is a seventh grader and the oldest is a senior.
    Katie MacDonald, Popular Mechanics, 20 Apr. 2017
  • The buzz: The future is bright for this underclassman who has already earned all-state honors twice.
    Wright Wilson, Detroit Free Press, 6 Jan. 2020
  • Two underclassmen who won’t return are Desmond Sparks and Tyriq Reed.
    Mike Lefkow, The Mercury News, 16 Aug. 2024
  • Coach Melo Guess credited the development of the team’s underclassmen for the defense’s late success.
    Michael Huntley, Orange County Register, 14 Aug. 2024

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