How to Use rookie in a Sentence

rookie

noun

• 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
• Adding to the spice has been the play of rookie Shaedon Sharpe.
  — oregonlive, 5 July 2022
• Williams, the No. 1 draft pick a year ago, is no longer a rookie.
  — Sean Hammond, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2025
• This is the first time a Ruth rookie card has been up for sale in over a decade.
  — Chris Morris, Fortune, 5 Dec. 2023
• Havlicek was a rookie, one of four Hall of Famers coming off the bench.
  — Dan Shaughnessy, BostonGlobe.com, 12 Aug. 2022
• The rookie helped the Chiefs win the 2024 Super Bowl in February.
  — Angel Saunders, Peoplemag, 12 Apr. 2024
• The answer was not much this week as the rookie third-round pick was a healthy scratch.
  — Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 7 Nov. 2022
• And by the end of the season, Suzuki was deemed the American League's rookie of the year.
  — Kimmy Yam, NBC News, 23 Aug. 2022
• 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
• His reliable hands are maybe the aspect of his game that the rookie takes the most pride in.
  — Ashley Bastock, cleveland, 26 Dec. 2022
• 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
• Moss, a former third-rounder in 2020, has a year and a half left on his rookie contract.
  — The Indianapolis Star, 1 Nov. 2022
• 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
• Coach Dave Hakstol calls on the rookie to take many draws in Seattle’s own zone.
  — Conor Ryan, BostonGlobe.com, 13 Jan. 2023
• In just 17 minutes per game as a rookie, Clingan still ranks fifth in the NBA in blocks per game.
  — Kels Dayton, Hartford Courant, 17 Dec. 2024
• Simpson will have to play well to earn playing time as a rookie.
  — Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 29 Apr. 2023
• That’s like going from a … uh … rookie to a … um … striker?
  — Vulture, 6 Jan. 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
• Name the only rookie shortstop to hit a home run in a World Series game.
  — Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Nov. 2022
• 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
• Injury report Kings rookie Devin Carter left the game late in the second quarter with a right shoulder injury.
  — Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 30 Mar. 2025