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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His three seasons in Miami were his last as a major league regular.
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Jon Paul Hoornstra, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 July 2025
Glasnow first faced live hitters June 13 and made his return to a major league mound on July 9.
—Doug Padilla, Oc Register, 25 July 2025
The deal represents one of the largest financings for a major league soccer franchise to date.
3.
—Luisa Beltran, Fortune, 18 July 2025
Goodman was selected for this year’s team by a vote of other major league players.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 15 July 2025
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Jon Paul Hoornstra, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 July 2025
Glasnow first faced live hitters June 13 and made his return to a major league mound on July 9.
—Doug Padilla, Oc Register, 25 July 2025
The deal represents one of the largest financings for a major league soccer franchise to date.
3.
—Luisa Beltran, Fortune, 18 July 2025
Goodman was selected for this year’s team by a vote of other major league players.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 15 July 2025
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 1 Aug. 2025.
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