phenom
Example Sentences
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Their rookie teen phenom Cooper Flagg did not play, suffering a foot injury.
From Barron's • Feb. 21, 2026
He’d just come from the speedskating rink, where he’d sat with another legend, Eric Heiden, and watched phenom Jordan Stolz collect his first gold in the 1,000 meters.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026
From being the teenage phenom to the seasoned veteran, Chloe is navigating the world as someone still learning about it while balancing her position as a mentor to the sport’s next generation.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 10, 2026
Four years after shocking the sport by retiring as a teenage phenom, the Oakland native could win two gold medals at the Milan-Cortina Olympics.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 5, 2026
These teams pulled in big rowdy crowds as well as college scouts, but my parents were adamant that Craig not sacrifice his intellectual development for the short-lived glory of being a high school phenom.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
