Definition & Meaning | English word FIRST-STRING

Definitions of FIRST-STRING

1. describing the members of a sports team who play regularly at the start of a match (rather than being substituted on)

Examples of Using FIRST-STRING in a Sentence

• It was not until 1953 that Blanda emerged as the Bears' top quarterback, but an injury the following year effectively ended his first-string status.
• As the offensive coordinator under Miami's head coach, Nick Saban, Mularkey had an unsuccessful season with injuries to his first-string quarterback Daunte Culpepper and starting running back Ronnie Brown.
• Roznovsky, Cam Carreon and Larry Haney will play behind rookie Andy Etchebarren, elevated to first-string catcher by Dick Brown's career-ending brain surgery.
• Minka Kelly played Lyla Garrity, head cheerleader and girlfriend of the first-string quarterback Jason Street, played by Scott Porter.
• Virginia Tech was forced to use its third-string kicker during the game, as first-string kicker Cody Journell was suspended for the game as a result of an arrest for breaking-and-entering, while second-string kicker Tyler Weiss was suspended from the game and sent home for missing curfew.

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