How to Use senior in a Sentence

senior

1 of 2 noun

• She was his senior in rank.
• As his senior, she commanded quite a bit of respect.
• One fine April day, the senior went so far as to toss an insect at one of the boys on the track team.
  — Luca Evans, Los Angeles Times, 27 May 2023
• On the eve of the game, the last of the year, seniors burn a pair of cleats in a moving-on ceremony.
  — Amelia Nierenberg, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2023
• And the seniors profiled in the story were full of good cheer: this was instructive.
  — Deborah Treisman, The New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2023
• At that point nearing the 16-minute mark of the second half, the senior’s goal barely mattered.
  — Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 19 Sep. 2023
• Some are housebound, and even seniors with strong ties are often alone.
  — Terry Spencer, Fortune, 22 Dec. 2023
• For some seniors, retirement is a prime time to start a business.
  — Cheryl Winokur Munk, WSJ, 2 Oct. 2023
• Tickets are $10 for adults, $5 for seniors and free for children younger than 5.
  — Sam Boyer, cleveland, 11 Aug. 2023
• Eschenbach, a sixth-year senior, played in a total of 18 games over the last three seasons.
  — Jeff Potrykus, Journal Sentinel, 2 Aug. 2023
• The waiting rooms of local clinics run three rows deep with seniors.
  — Zoeann Murphy, Washington Post, 28 Nov. 2023
• The tickets are available for the first 1,000 Arizona high school seniors who apply.
  — The Arizona Republic, 8 Mar. 2024
• Her son Alex, a high school senior, recently had to go without new shoes for the start of classes.
  — Nicole Sperling, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2023
• Tickets are $5 for adults, $3 for seniors and students, and free for members.
  — Kareema Bee, Travel + Leisure, 21 Nov. 2023
• Marist senior Juliana Valdez is working harder than most to get ready for the 2023 season.
  — Tony Baranek, Chicago Tribune, 20 July 2023
• The game is an East vs. West format and includes players from all classes, not just seniors.
  — John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Apr. 2024
• With five seniors and five players listed at six feet tall, this Sprague squad looks ready to battle.
  — Nikstreng, oregonlive, 19 Sep. 2023
• Why are some high school seniors going back to school with kindergarten backpacks?
  — USA TODAY, 11 Aug. 2023
• The second and third year grants are to be used to address social isolation among seniors, Moran said.
  — Kimberly Fornek, Chicago Tribune, 30 July 2023
• An upright, or stand-up, walker can be safe for seniors, with some caution.
  — Sarah Bradley, Verywell Health, 12 Mar. 2024
• The senior entered in the bottom of the ninth inning and fired seven shutout innings, yielding just three hits, for his second win of the season.
  — Shelby Dermer, The Enquirer, 26 May 2023
• Over the past three years, 100% of our high school seniors have continued to college studies in the fall, many with full-ride scholarships.
  — Alexis Waiss, The Arizona Republic, 3 Jan. 2024
• Once customers — many of them seniors — sign with Curbio, the company holds a lien on their property, the suit says.
  — Justin Wm. Moyer, Washington Post, 20 Nov. 2023
• Robakowski, a New Prairie senior, entered the state tournament with 21 bombs.
  — Indystar Sports, The Indianapolis Star, 14 June 2023
• Many seniors — or people who are returning to the dating pool in middle age — may be able to relate.
  — Adela Suliman, Washington Post, 19 July 2023
• Somehow master chef Miller must now take three grad students, two seniors, five juniors, three sophomores and two freshmen and stir the pot in the Big 12.
  — Scott Springer, The Enquirer, 21 July 2023
• The high school senior, who has four little sisters, also works as a food court cashier at the Montclair Place Shopping Center, which tends to be busier.
  — Hailey Branson-Potts, Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec. 2023
• The 6-foot-11 senior finished with eight points, eight rebounds, several dunks and a feeling of relief.
  — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 25 Feb. 2024
• The tradition goes back more than six decades, when the community gathering spot for seniors opened in 1962.
  — Cathy Free, Washington Post, 17 Feb. 2024
• The center serves a distinct clientele — almost three dozen Indian seniors, mostly from the state of Gujarat.
  — Justin Wm. Moyer, Washington Post, 25 Mar. 2024

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senior

2 of 2 adjective

• She is a senior aide to the president.
• He recently became a senior partner in the accounting firm.
• For the week, the senior logged nine hits and eight RBIs.
  — Brian Haenchen, The Indianapolis Star, 15 May 2023
• The senior’s points total tied a career high from back in 2019 two schools ago.
  — Joseph Goodman | [e-mail], al, 29 Mar. 2023
• Myers had played football for seven years, from sixth grade through his senior year of high school.
  — Alex Morris, Rolling Stone, 9 Sep. 2023
• Robin Givhan is senior critic-at-large writing about politics, race and the arts.
  — Robin Givhan, Washington Post, 28 Mar. 2024
• This is the exact model of the Samsung G7 that our senior editor Tom Warren has on his desk.
  — Antonio G. Di Benedetto, The Verge, 21 Feb. 2023
• There’s a new senior player in TV’s true-crime industry.
  — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 4 Jan. 2024
• The competitive stakes were at an all-time high, and the fate of the game fell on one player: senior point guard Lamont Butler.
  — Jordan Ruttert, Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2024
• Steve Williamson, senior vice president of the market research firm GWI.
  — Joe Reedy, ajc, 14 Feb. 2023
• But the killings came as senior managers at Lake City were bracing for the possibility that news reports would link the plant to such crimes.
  — Ben Dooley Emily Rhyne, New York Times, 11 Nov. 2023
• The move comes amid tensions with investors as the company bleeds funds and senior leadership.
  — Sage Lazzaro, Fortune, 5 Dec. 2023
• Rawley was a senior at Maryland, when Francis was a freshman.
  — Jim Varsallone, Miami Herald, 27 Mar. 2024
• Wilde Lake senior Nathan Hiteshew made a concerted effort in the offseason to improve his game.
  — Jacob Steinberg, Baltimore Sun, 11 Apr. 2023
• Sarah Martens is the senior food and recipes editor at Better Homes & Gardens overseeing all food content on the site.
  — Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Jan. 2024
• How to adopt: Being what is considered a senior, his adoption fee is only $30.
  — The Republic, The Arizona Republic, 16 June 2023
• Jones will spend the summer back on the west coast, training with her select team before her senior season kicks off in February.
  — Lia Assimakopoulos, Dallas News, 15 June 2023
• Iran vowed to take revenge for the killing of a senior Revolutionary Guard officer in Syria last month.
  — Niha Masih, Washington Post, 16 Jan. 2024
• Dunne, a senior, wore a yellow mini dress and white boots for the occasion, while recent grad Skenes rocked the school's signature purple polo and white shorts.
  — Natasha Dye, Peoplemag, 25 Sep. 2023
• Ars is fortunate to have a Buc-ee's expert on staff, in the form of senior technology editor Lee Hutchinson.
  — Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 10 Nov. 2023
• Though Frierson was a senior and Smith was a freshman, Frierson could just tell Smith was different with his work ethic and athleticism.
  — Jesse Newell, Kansas City Star, 9 Feb. 2024
• Cedar Hill suffered a big blow on the opening possession of the third quarter as senior quarterback Jaylon Thomas was injured on a scramble.
  — Greg Riddle, Dallas News, 9 Sep. 2023
• On Mondays: Buy one adult or one senior/military admission ticket and get one child’s ticket free for ages 3-10.
  — Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Apr. 2023
• School capacity: The new plan for Sonoran Landings to be affordable senior housing likely means few new students will move to the area.
  — The Arizona Republic, 16 Jan. 2024
• The senior royal has retired her trusty uniform of calf-length skirts, opting instead for much more severe, tailored suits appropriate for a queen-to-be.
  — Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 5 Dec. 2023
• The former Arizona Cardinals and Texas Tech head coach will serve as a senior offensive analyst.
  — Sportsday Staff, Dallas News, 11 Apr. 2023
• McDonald is the latest senior executive at GroupM to leave.
  — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 30 Oct. 2023
• Sixth-year senior Xavier Johnson plays alongside senior Trey Galloway.
  — Zion Brown, The Indianapolis Star, 4 Jan. 2024
• Erin Johnson is a senior shopping editor with an over-the-top love for Christmas decorating.
  — Erin Johnson, Peoplemag, 10 Nov. 2023
• Moscow and Beijing do not want to sign a formal military alliance, as senior officials on both sides have reiterated multiple times.
  — Alexander Gabuev, Foreign Affairs, 9 Apr. 2024

Last Updated: 5 Sep 2024