How to Use semipro in a Sentence

semipro

adjective or noun
  • Bender was pitching for a semipro team when a scout for the A's signed him.
    — Curt Brown, Star Tribune, 8 Aug. 2020
  • Morrell, a former semipro player who coached his son through high school, can barely sleep the night before a game.
    — Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2022
  • Ashford went on to work for the Post Office while playing semipro baseball.
    — Marc Bona, cleveland, 10 Apr. 2022
  • Ocie Williams, a 27-year-old semipro player, crouched into a defensive stance.
    — Joshua Needelman, New York Times, 12 Jan. 2017
  • An upstate New York farm boy grows up the hard way after going to Canada to play semipro hockey.
    — Ed Stockly, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2021
  • The former semipro football player and Farragut basketball coach suffered burns on his face, his chest and left arm.
    — Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 25 July 2026
  • Although most of the scores have been lost to time, the Wolverines were competitive, playing local high schools, factory teams and semipro squads.
    — Richard Bak, Detroit Free Press, 12 Sep. 2021
  • Brito, a former minor league catcher who still played in his spare time, was facing Castillo in a semipro game in East Los Angeles.
    — Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2022
  • There will be a multi-region series and an academy with monthly tournaments to give more opportunities to players at the semipro and grassroots levels.
    — Shlomo Sprung, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2021
  • Advertisement Reese led his semipro team to the Louisville city championship in 1937 and signed with the minor league Louisville Colonels.
    — Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2023

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