major league
noun
1
: a league of highest classification in U.S. professional baseball
broadly
: a league of major importance in any of various sports
2
major leaguer
noun
Examples of major league in a Sentence
when you've landed a tenure-track position at that university, you're playing in the major leagues
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There are 181 qualifying major league hitters as of this morning.
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Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026
His favorite major league team, the San Francisco Giants, beat the Dodgers twice this week with great pitching.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 24 Apr. 2026
National selectors often look to major league teams for star players.
—ABC News, 23 Apr. 2026
And on Wednesday, at the very beginning of their major league careers, the Twins could dream on both lefties becoming great.
—Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 23 Apr. 2026
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Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026
His favorite major league team, the San Francisco Giants, beat the Dodgers twice this week with great pitching.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 24 Apr. 2026
National selectors often look to major league teams for star players.
—ABC News, 23 Apr. 2026
And on Wednesday, at the very beginning of their major league careers, the Twins could dream on both lefties becoming great.
—Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 23 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for major league
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“Major league.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/major%20league. Accessed 26 Apr. 2026.
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