variants or less commonly all-pro
US
: chosen as one of the best players within a league
used chiefly in the National Football League
an All-Pro wide receiver
All-Pro noun
or less commonly all-pro

Examples of All-Pro in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Both made All-Pro and Pro Bowl honors in their first year with the Cowboys. Clarence E. Hill Jr., Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 June 2024 He’s never been on an All-Defensive team, but he’s been on five All-Pro teams. Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 June 2024 After making two consecutive first-team All-Pro teams, Gardner could potentially seek to surpass the four-year, $84.1 million extension Buccaneers safety Antoine Winfield Jr. received in May. Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 10 June 2024 Add 29 players in the last year of their contracts — led by quarterback Dak Prescott, receiver CeeDee Lamb, All-Pro guard Zack Martin and Pro Bowl defensive end DeMarcus Lawrence — the Cowboys are undoubtedly facing a season of uncertainty. Clarence E. Hill Jr., Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for All-Pro 

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Word History

First Known Use

1922, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of All-Pro was in 1922

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“All-Pro.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/All-Pro. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.

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