How to Use underclassman in a Sentence

underclassman

noun
  • In fact, the lone home run of his career came as a high school underclassman.
    Danny Moran, OregonLive.com, 19 May 2017
  • But a lot of the underclassmen, a lot of them are still going to be in the school.
    Vox First Person, Vox, 23 Mar. 2018
  • In many ways, this has been a dream season, led by an underclassman.
    Joseph Hoyt, Dallas News, 12 Feb. 2021
  • The Lions still have quite a few underclassmen ready to step in.
    Alvaro Montaño, Houston Chronicle, 7 June 2018
  • The team had just three underclassmen, none of whom returned to play at the school this season.
    Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Feb. 2024
  • So did the rest of the team, which has 15 underclassmen on roster.
    Tom Mulherin, Boston Herald, 15 Mar. 2026
  • All five starters are underclassmen.
    Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2026
  • Six of the eight players who saw the floor on Thursday are underclassmen.
    Mike Lefkow, The Mercury News, 17 Jan. 2025
  • Three of the nine underclassmen were on the podium at 145 pounds.
    Brant Parsons, OrlandoSentinel.com, 20 Mar. 2018
  • The first three could have well turned pro, at a time when record numbers of underclassmen are leaving early.
    Brian Costa and Jim Chairusmi, WSJ, 30 Dec. 2018
  • Underclassmen who have not signed an agent have until May 24 to pull out of the draft.
    cleveland.com, 17 May 2017
  • Three of the four all-tournament picks were underclassmen.
    Cody Thorn, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Mar. 2026
  • Christian was one of three underclassmen from Louisville's team to declare for this year’s draft.
    Jake Lourim, The Courier-Journal, 27 Apr. 2018
  • The team returns intact and has a strong group of underclassmen on board to keep the veterans on their toes.
    Mark Stewart, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 28 Mar. 2018
  • Birmingham is led by a crop of underclassmen.
    Tarek Fattal, Daily News, 26 Feb. 2026
  • Most are high school underclassmen, though the youngest is a seventh grader and the oldest is a senior.
    Katie MacDonald, Popular Mechanics, 20 Apr. 2017
  • Our third statewide Student of the Week poll has closed, and this week our first underclassman took top awards.
    Rebecca Loroff, Journal Sentinel, 18 Oct. 2024
  • And while this group has a lot of underclassmen, the Voks are taking major strides forward.
    Christina Huang, San Antonio Express-News, 3 Feb. 2026
  • With the addition of underclassmen to this year’s game, the depth only improved across the board.
    Parker Gabriel, The Denver Post, 4 Feb. 2024
  • Ohio State does have more underclassmen in the draft than any other Big Ten team.
    Tim Bielik, cleveland.com, 22 Jan. 2018
  • Jones and Baker are the two other underclassmen with the highest draft stock.
    Doug Lesmerises, cleveland.com, 30 Dec. 2017
  • Both are among the eight underclassmen who have already started for the Toreros this season.
    Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Dec. 2025
  • Out of the five starters, only left guard Kenyon Green is an underclassman.
    Giana Han, al, 2 Dec. 2020
  • The top five runners – who all finished in the top 15 in the race — are underclassmen and will return next year.
    Lori Riley, courant.com, 19 Jan. 2018
  • The biggest play to date, though, for the incoming senior has been off the field in support of an underclassman in need.
    Scott Springer, Cincinnati.com, 12 July 2018
  • The deadline for underclassmen to declare for the draft is April 21.
    Percy Allen, The Seattle Times, 26 Mar. 2019
  • Even as an underclassman, Renee wasn't afraid to stand up to the older kids and fight for the underdog.
    Chris Bumbaca, USA TODAY, 23 June 2020
  • The deadline for underclassmen to withdraw from the draft is June 11.
    Nate Weitzer, BostonGlobe.com, 22 Mar. 2018
  • As frustration began to mount, Howard tried to let the underclassmen on the floor figure things out.
    Daniel Dash, Detroit Free Press, 2 Nov. 2019
  • With a team that played a lot of underclassmen, the future remains bright for the Pioneers.
    Mike Cook, Twin Cities, 7 Nov. 2025

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