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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This is no longer a small sample size: With the first third of the season complete, the Angels have put themselves in position to challenge a major league record for futility.
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Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 27 May 2024
Jordan Yamamoto knows the exhilaration of making your major league pitching debut a successful one.
—Andre Fernandez, Miami Herald, 26 May 2024
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Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 27 May 2024
Jordan Yamamoto knows the exhilaration of making your major league pitching debut a successful one.
—Andre Fernandez, Miami Herald, 26 May 2024
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 31 May. 2024.
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