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
And he had not forgotten a good turn Blume had done him back in his bush-league days.
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
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
I searched for current players who had hit over .350 in their bush league years, no matter where or how long, to find out what a “low expectation” might be.
From Washington Post ● May 20, 2018
That woman ought to get out of the bush league and pitch for the New Yorks!
From Mixed Faces by Roy Norton
