bush-league
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Next they want to tear down our beloved two-mile superspeedway and replace it with a bush-league half-mile track.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 9, 2021
What he’s giving them in return is a strange, bush-league, pull-it-out-of-your-ear, always-indulge-your-emotions campaign.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2016
Arguably his biggest contribution to ABC was upgrading the venue’s bush-league sound equipment.
From New York Times ● May 3, 2015
But we’ve seen enough brooding bush-league Walter Whites in cable antihero dramas that that’s a good thing.
From Time ● Jan. 29, 2015
Desperate, the jockey resorted to an old bush-league tactic.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
But in a bush league snub, he chooses to be Commissioner Rob, not Commissioner Bob.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2025
“It’s a little bush league, but I don’t expect anything less from these guys,” Kershaw said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 8, 2025
There was no criticism or negative viewpoint, however, from the 2011 Heisman Trophy winner for Clark despite her committing the bush league act on Reese.
From Salon ● May 28, 2025
While creative, his move drew the ire of plenty of current and former college and pro players who viewed the "gotcha" moment as bush league.
From Fox News ● Dec. 10, 2021
The first day we was out for practice they was a young outfielder from a bush league and Mgr.
From The Real Dope by Lardner, Ring
