Used in a Sentence

sophomore

How to use sophomore in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for sophomore.

Editorial note

I wrote a simple IM app as a sophomore in 1997.

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Quick take

a second-year undergraduate

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of sophomore gathered in one view.

noun

a second-year undergraduate

adjective

used of the second year in United States high school or college; "the sophomore class"; "his sophomore year"

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for sophomore.

noun

a second-year undergraduate

adjective

used of the second year in United States high school or college; "the sophomore class"; "his sophomore year"

Example sentences

1

I wrote a simple IM app as a sophomore in 1997.

2

We had AP classes for Computer Science A/AB, which you had to be at least a sophomore to take.

3

For my sophomore year I went to a much better college and started on their sophomore calculus and did fine.

4

' The only other sophomore friend I had was a boy, and he told me computer science was what he wanted to do for the rest of his life.

5

For my sophomore year I went to a much better school, with a quite good math department, and just started with their sophomore calculus.

6

' I asked my sophomore friend in chorus what the jumbled letters, numbers, returns, spaces, indents, and parentheses on her failed test meant.

7

Full disclaimer: I'm a sophomore at Yale, my adviser last year was an admissions officer, and a friend of mine works in the admissions office.

8

I work as an undergraduate teaching assistant in a sophomore physics course, and I've done tutoring for high school "advanced placement" physics classes before.

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I see his point about how everyone rolling their own thing is bad for the Lisp community, but he's got a kind of ridiculous view of C:"Making Scheme object-oriented is a sophomore homework assignment.

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> technology that rivals government spy agenciesFrom my personal experience, that's saying they have bored inexperienced coders, who use outdated tools and techniques that any CS sophomore would laugh at.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use sophomore in a sentence?

I wrote a simple IM app as a sophomore in 1997.

What does sophomore mean?

a second-year undergraduate

What part of speech is sophomore?

sophomore is commonly used as noun, adjective.