free agent
Example Sentences
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It is unclear what Salah will earn at Trabzonspor, but as he is a free agent, the Super Lig club will have been able to commit more of their budget towards Salah's wages.
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026
It doesn’t matter that the Dodgers are technically only renting Skubal for the stretch run, that he’s a free agent at season’s end who will warrant a record-setting contract.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
I could not believe the number of fans that reached out to say small-market teams could not match the Dodgers’ proposal because they had little chance to re-sign Skubal as a free agent.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 2, 2026
LeBron James has ended his free agent Odyssey by joining three All-Stars and a rising star in Philly.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2026
There’s no intermediate point in the process in which you confront the potential employer as a free agent, entitled to cut her own deal.
From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich
