phenom

Example Sentences

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But seeing close friend and teenage phenom Keys capture her major in Melbourne last year — after many wondered if her window had passed — hit closer to home.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 2026

Routinely forgetting to drop the bat would be a bizarre mistake for any teenage baseball phenom who spent his youth ensconced in the game.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 8, 2026

Stolz was already the phenom who’d started skating on a backyard pond and worked with Olympic champion Shani Davis and the late Bob Fenn.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 11, 2026

But the young phenom also gets sacked more than almost any other quarterback.

From Barron's • Feb. 8, 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