rookie

Example Sentences

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No rookie in the history of the NBA has ever shot the basketball like Kon Knueppel.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams reportedly had to take a pay cut as a rookie after leaving the University of Southern California.

From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026

“If we were to say that we knew he would be this good, then we would not have waited as long as we did,” McVay told The Times in December of Nacua’s electrifying rookie season.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2026

Arizona’s rookie Wildcats have produced over half of Arizona’s points and 41% of their rebounds this year.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

The rookie navigators might have been lost in the bad weather, or the rookie pilots might have run out of fuel.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein