junior

Example Sentences

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Streeting and a handful of junior ministers quit the government in the aftermath, while Burnham, regarded as the frontrunner in any future leadership contest, set his sights on returning to Westminster in the Makerfield by-election.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

She had 14 victories as a junior was selected the Division 2 player of the year after posting a 1.20 earned-run average while striking out 239 batters in 140 innings.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026

But he watched in disbelief as tonnes of colliery waste poured down the hillside and buried part of the junior school.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

Emerging as a standout was 6-foot-5 junior pitcher Jack Kaplan, who went 6-2 with a 2.33 ERA and struck out 101 batters in 66 innings.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

“One day,” Nhamo said when she had recovered, “a hen belonging to the junior wife wandered into the senior wife’s hut and broke three pots. ‘

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer