first-string
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- adjective
- /ˈfɜrstˌstrɪŋ/
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- The doctors told me I'd have to quit sports for at least a couple ofyears, if not forever, which meant no first-string quarterback in the fall.
- first-string quarterback
- first-string offense
- first-string team
Examples
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True freshman running back J.C. Coleman has taken over the first-string role and is averaging 5.2 yards per carry.
Blog text (31) -
The instructors of each of these core courses were enthusiastic members of the first-string assessment team.
Academic text (2012) -
You know, I was first-string quarterback in my high school.
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As a high school sophomore, I was a first-string pitcher on the team.
Blog text (17) -
Danny beat him out for first-string quarterback that year, and that planted the seed of hate in Tony.
Fiction book (1995) -
And now, our hometown hero... ...first-string quarterback, Jake Wyler!
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My guess is that the Bulldog offense looks workmanlike but effective, and that the first-string defense looks generally effective.
Blog text (16) -
Whenever possible, send first-string members of the accreditation team to appropriate seminars, AACSB and otherwise.
Academic text (2012) -
But it was just fate—bad timing—because the next year, Coach kicked Danny off the team for insubordination, and Tony could have had his first-string job back if he had still been in school.
Fiction book (1995) -
The coach announced that Lisa made the first-string team for the basketball season.
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Etymology
First-string comes from the parts first ('main') and string ('line' or 'row' of things'). So, the first-string players are the main starters, the regular lineup, not the substitutes.