phenom
Example Sentences
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He’s an incredible story, a former phenom from the Junior Tennis Champions Center in College Park, Md., where his father, Frances Sr., worked in maintenance.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
While many anglers will gently hover and twitch the urchin as a finesse-style bait, the young bass phenom and former Journal subject Dylan Quilatan has been fishing the urchin with a more aggressive approach.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
Crow-Armstrong sat in right-center field, with a great view of an Angels’ phenom.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026
And Spain had done all of it without a major contribution from its only superstar, the 19-year-old Barcelona phenom Lamine Yamal.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
These teams pulled in big rowdy crowds as well as college scouts, but my parents were adamant that Craig not sacrifice his intellectual development for the short-lived glory of being a high school phenom.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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