junior varsity
noun
: a team composed of members lacking the experience or qualification required for the varsity
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Last April, the teen was attacked during a junior varsity baseball practice.
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Cameron Knight, The Enquirer, 21 May 2024
Coach Dunn was there, who has been my junior varsity coach forever, has been with the program for 17 years.
—Jacob Steinberg, Baltimore Sun, 8 May 2024
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Cameron Knight, The Enquirer, 21 May 2024
Coach Dunn was there, who has been my junior varsity coach forever, has been with the program for 17 years.
—Jacob Steinberg, Baltimore Sun, 8 May 2024
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 31 May. 2024.
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