How to Use phenom in a Sentence
phenom
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Hear from the teenage phenom who stunned the field.
—Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 27 Mar. 2026
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Nick was praised from day one of being a phenom with the bat.
—Anthony Fenech, Detroit Free Press, 20 June 2020
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Soon, a few kids caught on and then the baseball phenom was swarmed.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE, 10 June 2026
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Who wouldn’t rather have this phenom on their side than the other side?
—Mirjam Swanson, Oc Register, 28 Oct. 2025
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Fans didn’t know when—or even if—the young phenom would return to the ice.
—Jenna Ryu, SELF, 8 Jan. 2026
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The two-way phenom had only one job to worry about.
—Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2026
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The chess phenom also showed a spark for teaching the game.
—Hanna Park, CNN Money, 21 Oct. 2025
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Who knew that Gallino was a putting phenom?
—William Earl, Variety, 14 Dec. 2025
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Even the young phenom at the keyboard had to learn from his mistakes.
—Loren A. Yadon, idahostatesman, 12 July 2018
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This is something that does not seem to be a worry yet for the young phenom.
—Tyler Small, Forbes, 1 July 2022
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Sarah soon turned her sights on Tiger Woods, then a young golf phenom.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 6 Aug. 2025
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Sanders said as much while discussing how his freshman phenom took the news.
—Andrew Hughes, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Aug. 2025
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Across the league, teams began signing young phenoms to long-term deals.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 6 Feb. 2024
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Freshman phenom Malachi Toney led the way with four.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 11 Dec. 2025
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The 7-foot-4 phenom then flailed his right arm back and struck Reid in the neck.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 11 May 2026
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The high school phenom went on to become a top college performer.
—Scott Luxor, Sun Sentinel, 18 Nov. 2022
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The young phenom pitched four innings and allowed one run in a bounce back effort.
—Jaylon Thompson, USA TODAY, 24 Oct. 2021
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The 22-year-old phenom was one of the hottest pithing prospects in baseball a few years ago.
—Daniel R. Epstein, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2025
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In the moody new clip, the teen phenom can be seen lounging in a room dripping in art deco.
—Billboard, 5 Aug. 2021
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The Bucks have an abundance of shooting, putting four snipers around the phenom.
—Chris Fedor, cleveland, 29 Oct. 2019
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One is a freshman phenom already rewriting the school record books.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 15 Dec. 2025
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Teen phenoms come and go, and Murphy didn’t have much of a career about which to brag.
—Paul Sullivan, chicagotribune.com, 15 June 2018
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The first game back in New England for a local phenom.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 15 Aug. 2025
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The young phenom who obliterated the field and the course to take a first green jacket.
—Tara Sullivan, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Apr. 2022
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The phenoms This part can’t be overstated.
—Brody Miller, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
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The middle-distance phenom is in the midst of a superb season.
—Tyler Dragon, USA TODAY, 28 June 2021
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The two-way phenom only had one job to worry about Wednesday.
—Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2026
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Tiger Woods, a young phenom at the time, was captivating the world.
—Natalie Wu, CNBC, 19 Aug. 2025
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Yes, the shade was added to the brand's color roster for the basketball phenom last year.
—Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 7 Apr. 2026
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The 19-year-old winger could be this World Cup’s breakout phenom.
—Jonathan Tannenwald, Philly.com, 15 June 2018
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