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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John Schneider’s finishing stroke came in the 2025 draft, when the Seahawks took offensive guard Grey Zabel in the first round and Nick Emmanwori in the second — both of whom have legitimate cases as the rookie of the year on their side of the ball.
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Robert Mays, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2026
Mavericks rookie Cooper Flagg closed the month of January in explosive fashion, recording two consecutive 30-point double-doubles and making history by becoming the first teenager in NBA history to do so.
—Mike Curtis, Dallas Morning News, 3 Feb. 2026
The Mavericks were without rookie No. 1 pick Cooper Flagg, who sat for left ankle injury management on the first night of a back-to-back.
—CBS News, 29 Jan. 2026
While Bieniemy was in Chicago last season as running backs coach, the Bears were the only team in the NFL to have at least two 750-yard rushers — one of them a seventh-round rookie and the other a back who’d averaged 3.8 yards per carry the year before.
—Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 29 Jan. 2026
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Robert Mays, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2026
Mavericks rookie Cooper Flagg closed the month of January in explosive fashion, recording two consecutive 30-point double-doubles and making history by becoming the first teenager in NBA history to do so.
—Mike Curtis, Dallas Morning News, 3 Feb. 2026
The Mavericks were without rookie No. 1 pick Cooper Flagg, who sat for left ankle injury management on the first night of a back-to-back.
—CBS News, 29 Jan. 2026
While Bieniemy was in Chicago last season as running backs coach, the Bears were the only team in the NFL to have at least two 750-yard rushers — one of them a seventh-round rookie and the other a back who’d averaged 3.8 yards per carry the year before.
—Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 29 Jan. 2026
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“Rookie.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rookie. Accessed 5 Feb. 2026.
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