Examples of rookie in a Sentence
There are three rookies in the starting lineup.
an experienced policeman whose partner is a rookie
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Minnesota Vikings Darnold is a free agent and J.J. McCarthy is coming off knee surgery that forced him to miss his rookie season.
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Rob Maaddi, Chicago Tribune, 6 Mar. 2025
He was traded two years later as a minor leaguer for Jonathan Papelbon, made 24 starts as a rookie in 2017 (6.07 ERA) and had a 5.50 ERA in four years with the Phillies when he was traded in August 2020 to Boston for Heath Hembree and Brandon Workman.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Mar. 2025
UConn’s Ashlynn Shade was the Big East Freshman of the Year in 2024 after winning the weekly honor six times, and Strong’s rookie season has been even more dominant.
—Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 6 Mar. 2025
Coach Mike McDaniel was the 49ers’ offensive coordinator in 2021, Hufanga’s rookie season.
—Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 5 Mar. 2025
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Rob Maaddi, Chicago Tribune, 6 Mar. 2025
He was traded two years later as a minor leaguer for Jonathan Papelbon, made 24 starts as a rookie in 2017 (6.07 ERA) and had a 5.50 ERA in four years with the Phillies when he was traded in August 2020 to Boston for Heath Hembree and Brandon Workman.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Mar. 2025
UConn’s Ashlynn Shade was the Big East Freshman of the Year in 2024 after winning the weekly honor six times, and Strong’s rookie season has been even more dominant.
—Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 6 Mar. 2025
Coach Mike McDaniel was the 49ers’ offensive coordinator in 2021, Hufanga’s rookie season.
—Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 5 Mar. 2025
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“Rookie.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rookie. Accessed 20 Mar. 2025.
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