How to Use rookie in a Sentence

rookie

noun
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  • There are three rookies in the starting lineup.
  • He was even named to the 2019 Pro Bowl in his rookie year.
    — Sean Neumann, Peoplemag, 12 Feb. 2024
  • This is the first time a Ruth rookie card has been up for sale in over a decade.
    — Chris Morris, Fortune, 5 Dec. 2023
  • The rookie helped the Chiefs win the 2024 Super Bowl in February.
    — Angel Saunders, Peoplemag, 12 Apr. 2024
  • Doyle, who won a Gold Glove as a rookie last season, did his best to steal the show.
    — Patrick Saunders, The Denver Post, 31 Aug. 2024
  • Still, those matchups came in 2021, when Manning was still a rookie.
    — Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press, 19 Aug. 2023
  • The undrafted rookie is electric with the ball in his hands.
    — Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Sep. 2023
  • Nuggets rookie Christian Braun dunked and yelled at the crowd to give Denver its biggest lead of the game.
    — Cydney Henderson, USA TODAY, 8 June 2023
  • Pasquale has watched all of Darnold’s games since the quarterback’s rookie year with New York.
    — Jonathan M. Alexander, Charlotte Observer, 30 Jan. 2024
  • Simpson will have to play well to earn playing time as a rookie.
    — Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 29 Apr. 2023
  • On Thursday, the seven models who walked in the show were named as SI's 2024 rookie class.
    — Natasha Dye, Peoplemag, 20 Oct. 2023
  • So back to the original question: Who starts among the rookies?
    — Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 2 May 2024
  • On a corner kick in the 90th minute, Thorns rookie Reyna Reyes was left alone just beyond the back post.
    — Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 May 2023
  • The fifth-year option on rookie contracts gives teams the choice to extend that deal from four years to five.
    — The Enquirer, 25 Apr. 2023
  • Still, smart squads prepare for the worst — and the future — and landing a rookie center prospect in the draft would be a wise move.
    — Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 23 Apr. 2024
  • Smith only played 27 games his rookie season when the Suns made their run to the finals.
    — Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic, 22 Jan. 2023
  • The Phillies pulled away with three runs and five hits in the bottom of the seventh off rookie right-hander Nick Robertson.
    — Aaron Bracy, ajc, 11 June 2023
  • Valenzuela received the National League Cy Young and rookie of the year, the lone player to win both in the same year.
    — Lewis Abraham Leader, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2023
  • This means Scruggs’ chance to see the field as a rookie will likely come at center.
    — James Mueller, Chron, 12 May 2023
  • After a single, the rookie stole second, third and then home plate.
    — Victoria Moorwood, The Enquirer, 14 July 2023
  • Clark isn’t the only draw across the league, rookie or otherwise.
    — Jason Clinkscales, Sportico.com, 2 July 2024
  • On Wednesday, the rookie added a double and an RBI while going 2-for-4.
    — Gary Phillips, Hartford Courant, 8 Aug. 2024
  • The two infielders, one a rookie and the other a veteran, have done their best to make up for it of late.
    — Nathan Ruiz, Baltimore Sun, 25 May 2023
  • The most recent one, Cine, sustained a broken leg in his third NFL game and missed the rest of his rookie season in 2022.
    — Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al, 27 Mar. 2023
  • Her rookie season was as notable for her impact on the WNBA as on the court.
    — Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 3 Oct. 2024
  • In rookie right-hander Bobby Miller, the Dodgers found some relief … and a reason for hope.
    — Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2023
  • The rookie armorer faces up to 18 months in prison for her role in the death of Hutchins, who was a rising star in her industry.
    — Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 6 Mar. 2024
  • Reese had a stupendous rookie season this year as a part of the Chicago Sky.
    — Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 18 Oct. 2024
  • And Zach Tom, a fourth round pick in 2022, had a strong rookie campaign and will battle for the right tackle job this summer.
    — Rob Reischel, Forbes, 18 Apr. 2023
  • The idea that the best coach cannot learn from a struggling rookie is almost too ignorant to even address.
    — Zak Garner-Purkis, Forbes, 27 Oct. 2024

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