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underclassman

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Recent Examples of underclassman Hutchins was the Eagles’ best special-teamer as an underclassman and a team captain his senior season. — Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Apr. 2026 The underclassman enjoys learning languages, baking and coaching swimming. — Tyler McManus, Boston Herald, 7 Apr. 2026 Strong became the eighth Husky and just the seventh underclassman to win the Naismith Trophy since 1983. — Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 3 Apr. 2026 How could an undersized, underclassman quarterback coming off a serious knee injury fend off a QB who’d received offers from the likes of Oklahoma, Miami and Notre Dame? — Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 1 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for underclassman

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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
Junior shortstop Dean Carpentier is another upperclassman who believed in Stankiewicz.

— Jose de Jesus Ortiz, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2026

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Solak, a second baseman who was coached by Chiappetta on Naperville North’s freshman team, made his major league debut with the Texas Rangers in 2019 and has since played in 263 games for five teams.

— Matt Le Cren, Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2026
The 19-year-old made 15 starts and played in all 18 games as a University of Pittsburgh freshman last fall.

— Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 9 July 2026

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Wahl and Gounder, three years his junior, spent time in the same spaces with mutual friends, and Grant eventually initiated interest.

— PJ Green, Kansas City Star, 8 July 2026
Annual passes and punch cards available, with discounts for seniors, military and juniors, league and HOA members and their guests.

— Barbara Ellis, Denver Post, 7 July 2026

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That will be limited to $20,000 per year or $65,000 over the lifetime of the undergrad program for that student.

— Mekialaya White, CBS News, 30 June 2026
Curry was an undergrad at the University of Texas at Arlington and a graduate of the University of Houston Law Center.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2026

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