How to Use upperclassman in a Sentence
upperclassman
noun- Only upperclassmen can go off-campus for lunch.
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This year’s team has a healthy blend of upperclassmen and younger players.
—Josh Reed, Anchorage Daily News, 15 Mar. 2023
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Fuentes hopes to grow with the program as an upperclassman.
—Lauren Uppal, Mercury News, 22 Sep. 2025
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And to be hanging with an upperclassman in a Jeep with no top?
—Mike Jordan, WSJ, 1 May 2021
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Self was one of the best at turning four-stars into five-stars as upperclassmen.
—Cj Moore, New York Times, 21 May 2026
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The Ducks went from one upperclassman last season to five this fall.
—James Crepea | The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive, 6 Aug. 2022
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Robert Allen, who scored the third-most points, is also an upperclassman.
—Giana Han, al, 7 Feb. 2021
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Five of those six players are upperclassmen.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 10 Mar. 2026
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When upperclassmen show up and take lead of the basketball team, good things happen for us.
—Kevin Johnston, Indianapolis Star, 8 Feb. 2018
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The coach has a few promising freshmen who gain a lot from the upperclassman’s presence.
—Bill Jones, chicagotribune.com, 7 Apr. 2022
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Some incoming upperclassmen will get a chance to prove themselves in the first game.
—Lauren Thomas, BostonGlobe.com, 24 Aug. 2023
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One of the best parts of being a senior, though, are the perks that come along with your upperclassman status.
—Julia A. Morales, Seventeen, 1 Mar. 2023
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The cadet, an upperclassman, said many students had their masks down or off entirely.
—Washington Post, 20 Feb. 2021
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The top 40 girls player rankings tee off with an upperclassman on one of the area’s top teams.
—cleveland, 12 Aug. 2021
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The two freshmen said that the upperclassmen have helped with their transition.
—Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 28 June 2024
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The upperclassman asked Stout to attempt a 40-yard field goal.
—Childs Walker, Baltimore Sun, 8 Sep. 2022
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Still, upperclassmen will receive most of the starting roles, most likely.
—Dallas News, 16 Feb. 2023
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The upperclassmen wondered whether the freshman could throw it out of the stadium.
—Chandler Rome, The Athletic, 20 Aug. 2024
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At halftime, this trio of upperclassmen was six points better than Payne's entire team.
—The Courier-Journal, 18 Jan. 2024
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Here are the names of people who saw the upperclassman stalk me at the frat party in 2013.
—CBS News, 30 June 2021
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But his current team, a squad led by a talented set of upperclassmen, is made of different stuff.
—Tony Garcia, Detroit Free Press, 1 Jan. 2024
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The offensive line could be all upperclassmen.
—Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2025
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Their musical talents were soon spotted by an upperclassman who rode the school bus with Dempsey.
—Chris Placek, Chicago Tribune, 27 June 2026
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But all of the upperclassmen have really taken me under their wing and shown me the varsity way.
—Michael Osipoff, Chicago Tribune, 13 May 2026
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Portage senior Trey Sebben used to be the one shadowing an upperclassman at the state meet.
—Dave Melton, Post-Tribune, 11 June 2019
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Even at that, though, younger players said the upperclassmen are striving for more than just a win on Saturday.
—Jordan McPherson, ajc, 1 Sep. 2017
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Williams could be a great college player who is on the roster for multiple years and become a key piece as an upperclassman.
—Orion Sang, Detroit Free Press, 16 Mar. 2020
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Evans is one of 11 upperclassmen on a roster that includes eight seniors and three juniors.
—Matt Murschel, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 May 2026
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Toppin isn't the only upperclassman who hasn't played well in the two defeats, however.
—Ryan Black, The Courier-Journal, 21 Nov. 2022
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Rather, the upperclassmen are showing up for extra work … on a Saturday, no less.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 31 Jan. 2026
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