How to Use rookie in a Sentence
rookie
noun- There are three rookies in the starting lineup.
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He was even named to the 2019 Pro Bowl in his rookie year.
—Sean Neumann, Peoplemag, 12 Feb. 2024
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Adding to the spice has been the play of rookie Shaedon Sharpe.
—oregonlive, 5 July 2022
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Williams, the No. 1 draft pick a year ago, is no longer a rookie.
—Sean Hammond, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2025
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This is the first time a Ruth rookie card has been up for sale in over a decade.
—Chris Morris, Fortune, 5 Dec. 2023
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The win was the first for Holmes as a starter since his rookie season in 2018.
—Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2025
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Havlicek was a rookie, one of four Hall of Famers coming off the bench.
—Dan Shaughnessy, BostonGlobe.com, 12 Aug. 2022
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The rookie helped the Chiefs win the 2024 Super Bowl in February.
—Angel Saunders, Peoplemag, 12 Apr. 2024
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The answer was not much this week as the rookie third-round pick was a healthy scratch.
—Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 7 Nov. 2022
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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
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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
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His reliable hands are maybe the aspect of his game that the rookie takes the most pride in.
—Ashley Bastock, cleveland, 26 Dec. 2022
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Still, those matchups came in 2021, when Manning was still a rookie.
—Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press, 19 Aug. 2023
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The undrafted rookie is electric with the ball in his hands.
—Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Sep. 2023
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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
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Moss, a former third-rounder in 2020, has a year and a half left on his rookie contract.
—The Indianapolis Star, 1 Nov. 2022
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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
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Coach Dave Hakstol calls on the rookie to take many draws in Seattle’s own zone.
—Conor Ryan, BostonGlobe.com, 13 Jan. 2023
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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
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Simpson will have to play well to earn playing time as a rookie.
—Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 29 Apr. 2023
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That’s like going from a … uh … rookie to a … um … striker?
—Vulture, 6 Jan. 2023
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On Thursday, the seven models who walked in the show were named as SI's 2024 rookie class.
—Natasha Dye, Peoplemag, 20 Oct. 2023
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So back to the original question: Who starts among the rookies?
—Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 2 May 2024
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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
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Name the only rookie shortstop to hit a home run in a World Series game.
—Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Nov. 2022
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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
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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
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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
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That’s a lot of pressure, but that’s the type of pressure that comes with being a rookie starting in the NBA playoffs.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 22 Apr. 2025
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Could that lead to rookie first-round pick Jaxson Dart seeing the field early?
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 1 May 2025
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