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underclassman

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Recent Examples of underclassman Brock’s roster features 13 underclassmen and eight freshmen, positioning the program to contend for future state titles after reaching its first state tournament since 2019. — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 June 2026 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 See All Example Sentences for underclassman

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As an upperclassman, Frederique has learned the value of being more vocal and serving as a sounding board his teammates can rely upon.

— Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 7 Aug. 2026
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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Meghan Sullivan, a 20-year-old junior who has been on the team since her freshman year, has had Huettl style her hair for every game for the past three years.

— Audrey Noble, Vogue, 15 Oct. 2026
The freshman, who came to USC in the spring out of Santa Margarita High, rejoined the Trojans ahead of the Penn State game while the team faced a variety of injuries to other key players on both sides of the ball.

— Sean Campbell, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of freshman

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With Payne sidelined, TCU has leaned on sophomore Jon Denman, freshman Amante Martin and sixth-year running back Landon Walker, a Division II transfer.

— Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Oct. 2026
But the Broncos aren’t just about putting the ball in the back of the net — their defense has allowed just six goals all season and is led by near-impenetrable sophomore goalkeeper Ava de Leest.

— Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of sophomore

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This is someone who tried to get professors like my father fired — as an undergrad!

— Marlow Stern, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026
Hudson’s son Ashton is a CU undergrad majoring in finance and accounting who was part of a national campaign last year to promote mental health awareness.

— Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 3 Oct. 2026

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