junior varsity
noun
: a team composed of members lacking the experience or qualification required for the varsity
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After playing nine games with the junior varsity team last season, Amoroso was brought up to varsity midseason.
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Joseph Dycus, The Mercury News, 29 Mar. 2024
Ivey played on the junior varsity team as a sophomore.
—Michael Osipoff, Chicago Tribune, 11 Aug. 2023
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Joseph Dycus, The Mercury News, 29 Mar. 2024
Ivey played on the junior varsity team as a sophomore.
—Michael Osipoff, Chicago Tribune, 11 Aug. 2023
See all Example Sentences for junior varsity
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“Junior varsity.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/junior%20varsity. Accessed 4 May. 2024.
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