phenom
Example Sentences
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Routinely forgetting to drop the bat would be a bizarre mistake for any teenage baseball phenom who spent his youth ensconced in the game.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 8, 2026
No athlete entering these Games faced more pressure than Shiffrin, the former phenom who won gold at Sochi 2014 and dominated World Cup racing but for whom the Olympics became a psychological riddle.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 23, 2026
Their rookie teen phenom Cooper Flagg did not play, suffering a foot injury.
From Barron's • Feb. 21, 2026
He said that she never really had a chance to establish an identity outside of skiing because she was such a phenom, and so squarely in the public spotlight.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 7, 2026
In vetting him for the job, his trainer neglected to look at his sister, a local basketball phenom.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
