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Definition of second string in English: second stringnounˌsɛkənd ˈstrɪŋsəˈkɑnd 1(in sport) the second-choice players. Mimms will play in goal for City 's second string Example sentencesExamples - I decided the teams so that I had all the second string players and he had the entire first string players.
- Do you know that in China they already have the second string players training for the 2008 Olympics?
- I blew out my knee that season and figured I didn't want to spend the rest of my college life trying to rehab it and settle for second string.
- Is it worth risking your best players when a second string could get a decent result?
- In fact, your second string may be chomping at the bit to have their turn, which really maintains the team intensity level.
- A second string of players were fielded in fear of red cards, which would have affected the cup-final team.
- Now, I was lucky to get Bs on tests and to be placed on the second string.
- Indian sports looked healthy when the second string athletes collected 191 medals, including 101 gold, from the SAF Games in Islamabad.
- I'd been on the team since freshman year, but until last year I'd been second string.
- Coaches often insert their second string when the game is in hand.
- Glaring at their opponents, Walker Bush took Houston's former position and decided to prove his worth as second string quarterback.
- So I think Maddy should try out for the first if not second string receiver.
- Nobody cares what you say, Harmony, you'll always be second string.
- But leg injuries sent Holcomb back to second string, and the Browns, behind Couch, have gone 2-1 since.
- Not only do they top their league with with six wins and a draw from eight games, but their second string top their Merit Table.
- That hasn't been the case in Dallas, however, and that helps explain QB Drew Henson's promotion to second string.
- That next game sees them come up against Keighley Shamrocks second string when they meet at Manningham Mills on Monday.
- The coach was impressed, which I was happy about, and said I would be welcome on the second string for the next game.
- It is up to the second string of superheroes to save him and stop Rush.
- The first and second string players wish to remain nameless!
2often in phrase a second string to one's bowAn alternative resource or course of action in case another one fails. he was principally a batsman and bowling was the second string to his bow Example sentencesExamples - Taking a probiotic supplement is like bringing in a second string to protect us from the next competitors.
- Apparently he was particularly unhappy about the events of that night - of being second string in Kate's plans.
Synonyms acting, replacement, deputy, relief, reserve, surrogate, fill-in, stand-in, temporary, caretaker, alternative, locum, standby, backup, stopgap, interim, provisional, pro tem, proxy, ancillary
Definition of second string in US English: second stringnounsəˈkɑnd 1(in sports) the players who are available to replace or relieve those who start a game. as modifier the second-string quarterback Example sentencesExamples - A second string of players were fielded in fear of red cards, which would have affected the cup-final team.
- In fact, your second string may be chomping at the bit to have their turn, which really maintains the team intensity level.
- So I think Maddy should try out for the first if not second string receiver.
- Not only do they top their league with with six wins and a draw from eight games, but their second string top their Merit Table.
- Nobody cares what you say, Harmony, you'll always be second string.
- I blew out my knee that season and figured I didn't want to spend the rest of my college life trying to rehab it and settle for second string.
- That next game sees them come up against Keighley Shamrocks second string when they meet at Manningham Mills on Monday.
- I decided the teams so that I had all the second string players and he had the entire first string players.
- I'd been on the team since freshman year, but until last year I'd been second string.
- Glaring at their opponents, Walker Bush took Houston's former position and decided to prove his worth as second string quarterback.
- The first and second string players wish to remain nameless!
- The coach was impressed, which I was happy about, and said I would be welcome on the second string for the next game.
- Now, I was lucky to get Bs on tests and to be placed on the second string.
- Is it worth risking your best players when a second string could get a decent result?
- Coaches often insert their second string when the game is in hand.
- It is up to the second string of superheroes to save him and stop Rush.
- That hasn't been the case in Dallas, however, and that helps explain QB Drew Henson's promotion to second string.
- Do you know that in China they already have the second string players training for the 2008 Olympics?
- But leg injuries sent Holcomb back to second string, and the Browns, behind Couch, have gone 2-1 since.
- Indian sports looked healthy when the second string athletes collected 191 medals, including 101 gold, from the SAF Games in Islamabad.
2often in phrase a second string to one's bowAn alternative resource or course of action in case another one fails. Example sentencesExamples - Taking a probiotic supplement is like bringing in a second string to protect us from the next competitors.
- Apparently he was particularly unhappy about the events of that night - of being second string in Kate's plans.
Synonyms acting, replacement, deputy, relief, reserve, surrogate, fill-in, stand-in, temporary, caretaker, alternative, locum, standby, backup, stopgap, interim, provisional, pro tem, proxy, ancillary
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