third-string
Example Sentences
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Why in the world should Canadians or Greenlanders, just for instance, want to be those things when they could be third-string Americans?
From Salon ● Feb. 28, 2026
The three points by the Chargers matched their season-low from a week before, but that loss at Denver was engineered by second- and third-string players.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 11, 2026
Daniel Jones was ruled out with a season-ending Achilles injury and his replacement, third-string rookie Riley Leonard, picked up a knee problem.
From BBC ● Dec. 10, 2025
Practice squad receiver Jaylen Johnson or third-string center Sam Mustipher also often stay behind for extra work.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 6, 2024
He did neither better nor worse than the other second- and third-string fellows, perhaps—although, when Pope was taken out and Deering substituted at full-back, he did his share of the punting and performed very creditably.
From The Turner Twins by Barbour, Ralph Henry
