phenom
Example Sentences
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NBA phenom Victor Wembanyama is quite literally the biggest French star at the Paris Olympics, inspiring a “Wembamania” among the passionate Les Bleus fans.
From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026
This had a fateful consequence for Buffalo: The top available prospect that year was a teenage phenom named Connor McDavid.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026
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
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
Playing without suspended phenom Josh Bell didn’t seem to faze Coach Hawkins’ undefeated ’Cats.
From "The Crossover" by Kwame Alexander
