How to Use phenom in a Sentence

phenom

noun
Definition of phenomnext
  • The phenom who leads the conference in scoring at 27.8 points rewrote USC’s record books.
    — Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2024
  • The high school phenom went on to become a top college performer.
    — Scott Luxor, Sun Sentinel, 18 Nov. 2022
  • Across the league, teams began signing young phenoms to long-term deals.
    — Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 6 Feb. 2024
  • The trivia phenom credits her laziness and ADD for her success on the show.
    — Christina Veta, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2023
  • Shohei Ohtani could follow Moreno out of town, the two-way phenom poised to become a free agent after the 2023 season.
    — Staff Writer follow, Los Angeles Times, 4 Dec. 2022
  • The hard rock phenoms are from Frankenmuth, about 90 miles northwest of Detroit.
    — Brian McCollum, USA TODAY, 20 July 2023
  • The Texas native was a multi-sport phenom at Bridgeland High School.
    — Grant Gaspard, Dallas News, 28 Aug. 2023
  • Guitar phenom In the world of YouTube, teenagers can teach themselves anything.
    — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2023
  • My mom was a reporter covering a girl who was supposed to be a phenom at 10 years old.
    — Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 28 Aug. 2022
  • Wilson’s coach, Joe Lee, confirmed that the young phenom received the news on Sunday.
    — Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 2 July 2024
  • The teen phenom was joined by her proud parents, Candi and Corey Gauff, for the Today interview.
    — Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 11 Sep. 2023
  • The 17-year-old guitar phenom Grace Bowers and her band were the arguable highlight of the whole festival.
    — Garret K. Woodward, Rolling Stone, 21 May 2024
  • Alyssa Thompson, the 18-year-old phenom who was brought in after Swanson was injured, looked like the real deal.
    — Nancy Armour, USA TODAY, 12 Apr. 2023
  • But over the years, thanks to word of mouth, reality's complete takeover of TV, and a strong-ass gif game, The Comeback became a cult phenom.
    — Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 10 Aug. 2022
  • And Bo Burnham — that phenom with his finger on the pulse of the internet — netted just 1.7 million.
    — Lili Loofbourow, Washington Post, 19 Dec. 2023
  • Playing the singing and dancing phenom that was Michael Jackson on screen was never going to be an easy task.
    — Marco Della Cava, USA TODAY, 30 Jan. 2023
  • But that doesn’t mean rookie phenom Elly De La Cruz didn’t do something worth watching for the fourth game in as many days in the major leagues.
    — Gordon Wittenmyer, The Enquirer, 10 June 2023
  • French phenom Victor Wembanyama is certain to go to the Spurs at No. 1 overall.
    — Dustin Dopirak, The Indianapolis Star, 31 May 2023
  • The pop phenom was cemented among the world’s richest people in Forbes’ latest list.
    — Amy Hubbard, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2024
  • Since, she's reached no. 4 in the singles rankings, and no. 1 in doubles, and there seems to be no limit on this young phenom from Florida.
    — Michael Stillwell, Town & Country, 25 Aug. 2023
  • At the time of the party, Araiza was a senior and standout punter, a collegiate phenom drafted by the Buffalo Bills.
    — Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Apr. 2023
  • Florida swimming phenom Caeleb Dressel topped the podium five times at the Tokyo Olympics.
    — Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 17 Oct. 2023
  • The 6-foot-1 forward/guard has been a freshman phenom, a sophomore standout and a junior player of the year with a commitment to LSU.
    — Tony Baranek, Chicago Tribune, 5 Dec. 2022
  • Leila Mottley, all of 20, is that rare young phenom who isn’t a product of privilege.
    — Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2022
  • Rounding out the top of the list is TikTok phenom Khaby Lame, for example, can be seen in his hot streak of partnerships.
    — Jasmine Browley, Essence, 22 Nov. 2022
  • The sisters have become phenoms in the sports and entertainment world since their debut.
    — Natasha Dye, Peoplemag, 14 Mar. 2023
  • Second-year phenom Evan Mobley added 19 points and eight rebounds.
    — Chris Fedor, cleveland, 16 Jan. 2023
  • The Spurs also took 7-foot-4 phenom Victor Wembanyama with the first overall pick in Thursday’s draft.
    — Sportsday Staff, Dallas News, 23 June 2023
  • The only question is which phenom will be able to emerge victorious.
    — Catena Media, oregonlive, 14 Jan. 2023
  • After he gets fired from his job at an Indiana sporting goods store and his wife walks out on him, Pryce hedges his bets entirely on a troubled 17-year-old golf phenom, played by Dager.
    — Denise Petski, Deadline, 24 June 2024

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