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 That included All-Pro receiver Brandon Aiyuk suffering a torn ACL last week. Vincent Frank, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024 Last year’s Offensive Player of the Year Christian McCaffrey has yet to play a game yet so far, and neither has All-Pro safety Talanoa Hufanga. Ben Morse, CNN, 23 Oct. 2024 The former 37-year-old running back was one of the top players in the first half of the 2010’s, clinching three All-Pro selections and four Pro Bowl berths. Dj Siddiqi, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024 Catch up quick: Diggs, a veteran All-Pro receiver whose playtime and productivity dropped by the end of the 2023-24 season with the Bills, was traded to the Texans in April. Jay R. Jordan, Axios, 4 Oct. 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 31 Oct. 2024.

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