free agent
Example Sentences
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They flirted with free agent saviors like LeBron James and got ignored.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026
Chelsea had been favourites to sign her as a free agent after contract renewal discussions broke down.
From BBC • May 25, 2026
He was a free agent at the time the essay was published, and so it remained unclear whether coming out would end his NBA career.
From BBC • May 13, 2026
He had just completed his 23rd season in the NBA at 41 years old and he will become a free agent this summer.
From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026
In Mendel’s experiments, every gene had behaved like an independent entity—a free agent.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
