starter

Example Sentences

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The Patriots scored touchdowns on each of their first six possessions before mercifully pulling their starters in the third quarter.

From The Wall Street Journal

Those were the starter trees that spread the seed that had germinated and was now thriving in the open sunlight.

From Los Angeles Times

He was a three-year starter who was asked to make calls up front with his intelligence, vision and instincts.

From Los Angeles Times

Before this season, he was sharing time at quarterback, showing incredible unselfishness while putting his trust in the process that everything would work out when it was his time to be the full-time starter.

From Los Angeles Times

Having re-signed, junior safety Christian Pierce is excited about being a potential starter next fall.

From Los Angeles Times