starting lineup

noun

: the list of players who are playing when a game begins

The manager has made some changes to the starting lineup.

Examples of starting lineup in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Miguel Almirón, coming off a World Cup campaign with Paraguay, returned to Atlanta’s starting lineup for the first time since April 11. — ABC News, 17 July 2026

Every batter in the Sox starting lineup had at least one hit. — Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 17 July 2026

The 76ers’ starting lineup with James would be incredible on paper, but basketball isn’t played on paper and Joel Embiid could play two games or 40 games. — James L. Edwards Iii, New York Times, 16 July 2026

The three Dodgers in the NL starting lineup — Freddie Freeman, Max Muncy and Andy Pages — went hitless. — Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2026

Rhymes for starting lineup

• backup
• blowup
• breakup
• buildup
• checkup
• cleanup
• holdup
• hookup
• lockup
• makeup
• markup
• pickup