How do you use Rookie in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like cub or greenhorn, plus the exact meaning.
Rookie meaning
- An inexperienced recruit, especially in the police or armed forces.
- A novice.
- An athlete either new to the sport or to a team or in his/her first year of professional competition, especially said of baseball, basketball, hockey and American football players.
Using Rookie
- The main meaning on this page is: An inexperienced recruit, especially in the police or armed forces. | A novice. | An athlete either new to the sport or to a team or in his/her first year of professional competition, especially said of baseball, basketball, hockey and American football players.
- Useful related words include: cub, greenhorn, novice, beginner.
- In the example corpus, rookie often appears in combinations such as: rookie of, his rookie, the rookie.
Context around Rookie
- Average sentence length in these examples: 26.2 words
- Position in the sentence: 8 start, 12 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Rookie
- In this selection, "rookie" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, offensive, best, japan, wide, king and matchup stand out and add context to how "rookie" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include s offensive rookie of the, a good rookie year, rookie season, rookie year and rookie minicamp. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "rookie" sits close to words such as jeff, organised and meets, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with rookie
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
That would be a rookie — a rookie — making the All-Star team. (12 words)
First, it was the Dolphins trying to replace Tagovailoa while the rookie Jones had a good rookie year. (18 words)
The best rookie in the NHL wasn't the best rookie at Xcel Energy Center on Sunday afternoon. (18 words)
And while we know winners of this season's individual awards, like MVP and Rookie of the Year, the team honors are just beginning to roll in. Those include All-Rookie, All-Defensive and the prestigious All-NBA teams. (39 words)
Along with the Jones/Wilson potential matchup in Week 3, Porter Jr.’s potential matchup against Baltimore rookie wide receiver Zay Flowers in Week 5 at Acrisure Stadium was highlighted as a rookie matchup to look forward to. (38 words)
Thompson, after valuable experience gained as a rookie, including a playoff game, stops short of saying the No. 2 quarterback role is his expectation in Year 2 after being the third-stringer last season as a rookie. (37 words)
Example sentences (20)
They also awarded a Rookie of the Year, Offensive Rookie of the Year, and Defensive Rookie of the Year.
Along with the Jones/Wilson potential matchup in Week 3, Porter Jr.’s potential matchup against Baltimore rookie wide receiver Zay Flowers in Week 5 at Acrisure Stadium was highlighted as a rookie matchup to look forward to.
And while we know winners of this season's individual awards, like MVP and Rookie of the Year, the team honors are just beginning to roll in. Those include All-Rookie, All-Defensive and the prestigious All-NBA teams.
First, it was the Dolphins trying to replace Tagovailoa while the rookie Jones had a good rookie year.
Freshman middle blocker Misa Dlouha won AE Rookie of the Year and collected a spot on the all-rookie team.
He finished his rookie campaign in the Canadian Football League as the Grey Cup Champion and Rookie of the Year.
He was just named the league’s offensive rookie of the month and was PFT’s offensive rookie of the year this week.
If you take that tough stretch out, his numbers are very respectable for a rookie, more than respectable for a rookie.
Linebacker Drew Sanders, chosen in the third round, should contribute as a rookie and with injuries to Tim Patrick and Jerry Jeudy, second-round rookie receiver Marvin Mims Jr. might become vital.
Robbins appears as the rookie baseball player rookie pitcher Ebby Nuke LaLoosh, who becomes reliant on the advice of his manager () to the point that it disrupts his romantic relationship with his girlfriend ().
Rookie cornerback ignited the crowd early with a big hit on Packer rookie wide receiver for a two-yard loss to set up a third-and-13.
Since he only played in 32 games, he is technically entering his rookie season, and he is the favorite to win NL Rookie of the Year.
Steer is still considered a rookie and he looks to put up numbers good enough to be in the race for a Rookie of the Year award.
That would be a rookie — a rookie — making the All-Star team.
The best rookie in the NHL wasn't the best rookie at Xcel Energy Center on Sunday afternoon.
The Vikings finally got on the board early in the second quarter, as Kirk Cousins found rookie Jordan Addison for a 39-yard touchdown, giving the rookie the first scoring catch of his career.
Thompson, after valuable experience gained as a rookie, including a playoff game, stops short of saying the No. 2 quarterback role is his expectation in Year 2 after being the third-stringer last season as a rookie.
After winning the title of East Japan Rookie King, Ippo went on to participate in the All Japan Rookie King Tournament.
He won several awards, including the NFL Rookie of the Year and the AP NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year in 2006, and was a two-time Pro Bowl selection.
In October, the freshman forward was named the CHA Rookie of the Month and, at the national level, was named the Hockey Commissioners Association Rookie of the Month.
Phrases with rookie
These phrases have their own page with example sentences containing the full combination:
Common combinations with rookie
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- rookie of 37×
- his rookie 29×
- the rookie 22×
- rookie season 22×
- as rookie 20×
- and rookie 11×
- rookie year 9×
- rookie minicamp 7×
- offensive rookie 6×
- rookie in 5×