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

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Brown seems to believe the second-year veteran is well on his way to earning All-Pro status in the NFL. Justin Grasso, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 July 2025 The Chiefs signed Mathieu to a three-year, $42 million deal in March of 2019, and the versatile safety lined up all over the field, starting 47 games for the Chiefs from 2019 to 2021 and earning All-Pro honors in 2019 and 2020. Jeff Fedotin, Forbes.com, 24 July 2025 Downside: Tampa Bay’s offense will likely be an All-Pro short to start the season. Kc Joyner, New York Times, 23 July 2025 Perhaps the Chiefs’ biggest question mark on the roster comes at the position next to All-Pro defensive tackle Chris Jones. Jesse Newell july 22, Kansas City Star, 22 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for All-Pro

Word History

First Known Use

1922, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
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 Jul. 2025.

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