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

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Wagner has been an All-Pro 10 times — with five appearances on the first team — and is also a 10-time Pro Bowl selection. Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 24 Oct. 2025 Rice was playing at an All-Pro level last year before suffering a torn ACL, second-year receiver Xavier Worthy is always improving and even tight end Travis Kelce is appearing more sprightly than last campaign. Ben Morse, CNN Money, 22 Oct. 2025 Through the 2005 to 2014 seasons, his tough-running style led to five Pro Bowl nods, an All-Pro nod, and a potential soon-to-be Hall of Fame nod. James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Oct. 2025 The Mission Hills High School grad is a four-time All-Pro with the San Francisco 49ers. Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for All-Pro

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 25 Oct. 2025.

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