freshman

Example Sentences

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“I’m proud of what I’ve done since my freshman year,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 30, 2026

Recent graduate Nihar Patel hadn’t eaten lunch in the cafeteria at his Fairfield, Ohio, school since his freshman year because of lunch-shaming.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 2026

A two-inch triceratops, Jerry sits behind the 6-foot-2 freshman every time the righty takes the mound, serving as a familiar — albeit tiny — face Cervantes can turn to for reassurance.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026

When Yang, 35, and Rogers, 36, met their freshman year on New York University’s sketch comedy scene, Yang was a premed student.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

It was a freshman; he looked nothing like Javier.

From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro