rookie

Example Sentences

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Racing Bulls had a good day with Arvid Lindblad taking the best result of his rookie season with sixth place behind team-mate Liam Lawson.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

Investors have been even more enthused by the rookie class than the broader market, where the artificial intelligence boom has pushed major indexes to records.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

Then with one out in the sixth, Sheehan tried to work back from a first-pitch ball with a fastball up to Diamondbacks rookie Tommy Troy.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026

Brazilian rookie Caio Collet had smashed the right side of his machine into the wall, ripping off two wheels and causing it to catch fire.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026

That meant me, because Anders was a rookie, and that meant that I got “promoted” from lunar-module pilot to command-module pilot.

From "Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story" by Michael Collins