variants or less commonly all-pro
US
: chosen as one of the best players within a league
used chiefly in the National Football League
an All-Pro wide receiver
All-Pro noun
or less commonly all-pro

Examples of All-Pro in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Trent Williams has steered clear of the voluntary (and unnecessary) installations at this stage of his All-Pro career. Cam Inman, The Mercury News, 24 May 2024 Lee played in the Women’s National Football Conference for the Kansas City Glory, becoming a two-time All-Pro selection and 2022 team defensive player of the year before becoming the team’s general manager. Maddie Hartley, Kansas City Star, 24 May 2024 Miami picked wide receivers in the sixth and seventh rounds of the 2024 NFL Draft last month, and then signed two-time All-Pro wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. as a free agent May 8. David Wilson, Miami Herald, 23 May 2024 The biggest challenge for Buffalo this time will be figuring out how to make up for the loss of All-Pro wide receiver Stefon Diggs and fellow wideout Gabe Davis. Brian Wacker, Baltimore Sun, 16 May 2024 Here is a breakdown of the Cowboys 2024 schedule: Sept. 8: at Browns | 3:25 p.m. | FOX Rookie left tackle Tyler Guyton will get welcomed to the NFL by All-Pro defensive end Myles Garrett. Clarence E. Hill Jr., Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 May 2024 Parsons followed with his third straight All-Pro season and third straight top three finish in NFL Defensive Player of the Year balloting. Clarence E. Hill Jr., Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 May 2024 Buffalo — Jabbar Muhammad, CB, Oregon The Bills released All-Pro corner Tre’Davious White, and Rasul Douglas will become a free agent after this season. Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 May 2024 Bowers is one of the most well-rounded and prolific tight end prospects to ever enter the draft, and could develop into a premier chess piece with All-Pro potential. Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Apr. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1922, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of All-Pro was in 1922

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“All-Pro.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/All-Pro. Accessed 29 May. 2024.

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