How to Use junior in a Sentence

junior

1 of 2 adjective

• She is a junior partner in the law firm.
• Benitez, a 5-9 junior point guard, is the glue on and off the court.
  — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2023
• And both times, the junior third baseman has hit a home run in her first at-bat.
  — Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 5 June 2023
• Wyoming built a 6-0 in the first half with two field goals from junior Carter Rummer.
  — Alex Harrison, The Enquirer, 8 Sep. 2023
• The junior shortstop is more of a watch-and-see type than ask-and-learn, anyway.
  — Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 22 Mar. 2024
• New Home was led by junior Caleb Cook, who scored a team high 17 points.
  — Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Mar. 2024
• Initiates most of the scoring plays for the junior team’s top line.
  — Kyle Woodlief, USA TODAY, 28 June 2023
• Los Alamitos junior speedster Devin Bragg is in the 100.
  — Steve Fryer, Orange County Register, 8 Apr. 2024
• During my junior year, the Columbine shooting took place, far away.
  — Clare Beams, Peoplemag, 7 Apr. 2024
• Kuwatch, a junior midfielder, added a second goal off a restart to give the Warriors a 7-3 lead.
  — Shelby Dermer, The Enquirer, 24 May 2023
• Missouri was led by junior guard Tamar Bates' 29 points.
  — Bob Holt, arkansasonline.com, 1 Feb. 2024
• Holding on to that streak without the use of any Yankees players might, once again, prove the might of the junior circuit.
  — Benjamin Hoffman, New York Times, 27 June 2023
• The squad is led by Leah Andrews, a 5-foot-7 junior guard that averages 16 points per game.
  — Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Feb. 2024
• The younger Dower Nilsson is a 6-foot left wing who played last year in Sweden's junior league.
  — Helene St. James, Detroit Free Press, 29 June 2023
• Harper served as a flower girl and a junior bridesmaid at the wedding.
  — Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 2 Oct. 2023
• The junior superstar stayed composed, banking in the shot from near half court.
  — Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Feb. 2024
• Then Kinder took a hard hit during a game early in his junior season.
  — The Indianapolis Star, 30 Aug. 2023
• Along the way, Pikulthong took out some of Arizona’s top junior talent to claim the coveted title.
  — Beth Ann Nichols and Todd Kelly, The Arizona Republic, 29 May 2023
• After a relatively quiet start to the game, junior guard Sophia Kwan put the team on her back in the second half.
  — Nathan Canilao, The Mercury News, 10 Feb. 2024
• The combined middle school and junior high enrollment (fifth through eighth grades) would be 462.
  — Al Gaspeny, arkansasonline.com, 1 Mar. 2024
• In his junior year, the Crusaders went 25-7, losing to Mason in the regional final.
  — Brendan Connelly, The Enquirer, 11 July 2023
• Going into her junior season, Klonowski was slotted to — at best — pitch half of the Vikings’ games.
  — Tony Baranek, Chicago Tribune, 8 May 2023
• Some say the junior doctors are asking for too much in a standoff that is putting patients at risk during one of the busiest times of the year for hospitals.
  — Erika Page, The Christian Science Monitor, 9 Jan. 2024
• All of the players were then members of Canada’s national junior team.
  — Ian Austen, New York Times, 5 Feb. 2024
• Take the elevator up, and the sixth floor’s junior ballroom has a black-and-white marble floor like an elegant chess board.
  — Sarah Blaskovich, Dallas News, 15 June 2023
• The trio worked their way up together from the mailroom at Endeavor to junior film and TV literary agents in the early 2000s.
  — Katcy Stephan, Variety, 21 Feb. 2024
• Jones, a junior speedster, had five receiving TDs and 628 all-purpose yards.
  — James Weber, The Enquirer, 16 Aug. 2023
• During his junior year, Scott toyed around with the idea of running for president of the student government.
  — Robert Samuels, The New Yorker, 1 Nov. 2023
• King/Drew starts two sophomores, a freshman, junior and senior.
  — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 19 Feb. 2024
• No doubt there are countless families who fly through junior year.
  — Mary McNamara, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2023

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junior

2 of 2 noun

• She's a junior at the state college.
• They are my juniors in rank.
• The junior scored five goals in the Valkyries' 7-1 victory.
  — Bryce Houston, The Courier-Journal, 29 Aug. 2023
• So might a woman who falls in love with a man decades her junior.
  — Katie Engelhart, New York Times, 9 May 2023
• With just three seniors, most of the team will return next year, led by the four juniors.
  — Tanner Spearman, Arkansas Online, 18 Oct. 2023
• Naperville North junior Jacey Sturek spent last season waiting in the wings.
  — Matt Le Cren, Chicago Tribune, 5 May 2023
• Lassiter is a two-year starter in the SEC despite being a true junior.
  — Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Mar. 2024
• My favorite rooms at Beach House are the five beachfront junior suites, just steps from the pristine beach.
  — Danielle Pointdujour, Travel + Leisure, 2 Jan. 2024
• Mertz is a fourth-year junior who started 32 games over four seasons with the Badgers.
  — The Salt Lake Tribune, 16 Aug. 2023
• The 6-2 junior from Bullard, Texas, needed 42 pitches to escape the rocky first inning.
  — Tom Murphy, arkansasonline.com, 23 Feb. 2024
• Now a 21-year-old junior, Ms. Li sees the brochure as cruelly ironic.
  — Zixu Wang, New York Times, 3 June 2023
• While Milicic’s ultimate goal is to play his way to the NBA, the junior is comfortable in his skin.
  — Hunter Bailey, Charlotte Observer, 1 Feb. 2024
• As a junior, Blacha was conference player of the year in the South Suburban Red.
  — Tony Baranek, Chicago Tribune, 7 Sep. 2023
• The show will see juniors and seniors battling for prize money.
  — Marta Balaga, Variety, 18 Apr. 2023
• Andy Murray, who trained in Spain as a junior, became a master.
  — Kurt Streeter, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2023
• Toby Manheim of Palisades made first-team All-City as a junior.
  — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 18 July 2023
• Now a 19-year-old junior at the University of Texas at Austin, Thakur reflects on the growth of his company.
  — Trey Williams, Fortune, 17 Dec. 2023
• Brunker threw up his hands. Kellogg, the high school junior, also spoke at that meeting.
  — Elle Reeve, CNN, 6 Oct. 2023
• Dear Amy: Many years ago, my father married a woman 30 years his junior.
  — Amy Dickinson, Washington Post, 23 Dec. 2023
• In a letter obtained by the outlet, the principal shared that the high school junior also competed for the wrestling team.
  — Olivia Lloyd, Miami Herald, 7 Feb. 2024
• Sacred Heart’s Angelina Pelayo led the juniors with 14 points.
  — Jason Frakes, The Courier-Journal, 3 June 2023
• Leave 6-foot-5 junior Austin Maziasz of Westlake High open at your own peril.
  — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 23 Nov. 2023
• Here Badolato has raised her two children, a daughter who is now in college and a son who is a junior at a local high school.
  — Alex Morris, Rolling Stone, 4 Jan. 2024
• The high school junior has been addressing conferences and beyond from a young age.
  — Susan Miller, USA TODAY, 1 June 2023
• The rising junior has posted a 50-0 record with back-to-back 1A singles championships.
  — USA TODAY, 31 July 2023
• No one has been better than Seth Hernandez of Corona, a junior who’s a two-way player.
  — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2024
• His young team is growing up, with two sophomores, a freshman, a junior and senior in the starting lineup.
  — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2024
• Now a junior, Stump has started since his freshman season.
  — Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Aug. 2023
• Her mother was supposed to pick up the sophomore and her 16-year-old brother Carlos, a junior, at 3 p.m. Michelle never showed.
  — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2023
• Brandon Gorski, a junior at Mater Dei, likely will need his county-leading clearance of 6-feet-8 in the high jump to get a medal in the event at Arcadia.
  — Steve Fryer, Orange County Register, 8 Apr. 2024

Last Updated: 5 Sep 2024