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

His contract with the Lakers is up, making James a free agent.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2026

In Mendel’s experiments, every gene had behaved like an independent entity—a free agent.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee