Explore Redshirt through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Redshirt in a sentence
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Redshirt meaning
- A supporter of the Italian nationalist leader Giuseppe Garibaldi, especially a member of his thousand-man army which conquered Sicily.
- A revolutionary or anarchist.
- A college athlete who spends a year not participating in official athletic activities, but does not lose his or her eligibility to participate in following years.
Using Redshirt
- The main meaning on this page is: A supporter of the Italian nationalist leader Giuseppe Garibaldi, especially a member of his thousand-man army which conquered Sicily. | A revolutionary or anarchist. | A college athlete who spends a year not participating in official athletic activities, but does not lose his or her eligibility to participate in following years.
- In the example corpus, redshirt often appears in combinations such as: redshirt freshman, redshirt sophomore, redshirt senior.
Context around Redshirt
- Average sentence length in these examples: 30.2 words
- Position in the sentence: 5 start, 11 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Redshirt
- In this selection, "redshirt" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 30.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, rising, quarterbacks, bowers, junior, freshman and sophomore stand out and add context to how "redshirt" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a group redshirt sophomore gabe, a strong redshirt senior season, redshirt freshman, redshirt junior and redshirt senior. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "redshirt" sits close to words such as blended, headset and insurgency, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with redshirt
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
But Fashanu sees the redshirt senior for what he is. (10 words)
Auburn returns Robby Ashford, who started much of last season after transferring from Oregon, and redshirt freshman Holden Geriner. (19 words)
Nine of the 11 starters in last year’s season finale against Temple were either redshirt sophomores, sophomores, redshirt freshmen or true freshmen. (23 words)
And that was before it was revealed before kickoff that redshirt sophomore Justyn Martin would make his first collegiate start in place of redshirt senior Ethan Garbers, who suffered a leg injury in last week’s loss to Oregon. (39 words)
And Zhytelna, after failing to crack the Matadors’ lineup last season as a redshirt freshman, is 12-4 in singles play and 12-5 in doubles, her turbulent relationship with tennis having taken a U-turn for the better. (39 words)
It looked like Cal Poly football came to play early on against Montana State after redshirt sophomore quarterback hit redshirt junior receiver on a wide receiver screen for a 16-yard touchdown to match the Bobcats’ earlier score. (38 words)
Example sentences (20)
Cal head coach Justin Wilcox utilized all three of his available quarterbacks — redshirt junior Ross Bowers, redshirt freshman Chase Garbers and redshirt sophomore Brandon McIlwain — in a display of substitution schematics heretofore unseen by Bears fans.
It looked like Cal Poly football came to play early on against Montana State after redshirt sophomore quarterback hit redshirt junior receiver on a wide receiver screen for a 16-yard touchdown to match the Bobcats’ earlier score.
Tech would immediately respond on the next drive thanks to a 35-yard touchdown throw from redshirt sophomore quarterback Haynes King to redshirt junior tight end Brett Seither to once again cut the lead down to seven.
And that was before it was revealed before kickoff that redshirt sophomore Justyn Martin would make his first collegiate start in place of redshirt senior Ethan Garbers, who suffered a leg injury in last week’s loss to Oregon.
Ohio State redshirt freshman Sammy Sasso, No. 6 at 149 pounds, tacked on another upset win this season when he defeated Minnesota redshirt freshman Brayton Lee, the No. 4 wrestler in the weight class.
The candidates include Cammon Cooper, a redshirt sophomore, and Gunner Cruz, a redshirt freshman, plus incoming freshmen Jayden de Laura and walk-on Victor Gabalis.
The next two leading rushers were both quarterbacks, rising redshirt sophomore James Graham and rising redshirt junior Tobias Oliver with 290 and 279, respectively.
The other returning players, sophomores Andrew Muse and Bryant Greene, junior Adrian Delph, redshirt freshman R.J. Wilson, redshirt junior James Lewis Jr., and senior Jamie Baker, are each taking on a larger role this season.
Nine of the 11 starters in last year’s season finale against Temple were either redshirt sophomores, sophomores, redshirt freshmen or true freshmen.
Three players from the Penn State baseball team were among the draftees: Redshirt sophomore pitcher Dante Biasi, redshirt junior pitcher Eric Mock and senior catcher Ryan Sloniger.
As a group, redshirt sophomore Gabe Siemieniec, redshirt freshman Chris Landgrebe and freshmen Dario Longhetto and Greg Thomas began the day by connecting on seven of their eight attempts from various distances between 39 and 44 yards.
Each receiver and each member of the secondary paired up to practice getting off the line of scrimmage, with notable pairings featuring Remigio and junior cornerback Josh Drayden, and redshirt senior Moe Ways against redshirt junior Jaylinn Hawkins.
Teammates redshirt senior Jacob Nicholson, Garcia, Russ, redshirt junior Vincent DePrez and senior Steve Schneider all followed suit, each claiming their second wins of the day as well.
The Owls used three quarterbacks, primarily redshirt sophomore Logan Marchi and redshirt junior Frank Nutile, in their 43-7 loss against South Florida on Thursday in Tampa, Florida.
After struggling protecting the blind side, Jones moved back to right tackle and had a strong redshirt senior season in 2022, developing into a fringe NFL Draft prospect.
After trailing 15-2 with 14:34 left in the first half, TCU fought back to make the game respectable led by redshirt junior guard Shahada Wells.
And Zhytelna, after failing to crack the Matadors’ lineup last season as a redshirt freshman, is 12-4 in singles play and 12-5 in doubles, her turbulent relationship with tennis having taken a U-turn for the better.
Another note on this front is that Peter Delaportas, who briefly flirted with the transfer portal a few months ago, is back with the team for his redshirt freshman season.
Auburn returns Robby Ashford, who started much of last season after transferring from Oregon, and redshirt freshman Holden Geriner.
But Fashanu sees the redshirt senior for what he is.
Phrases with redshirt
These phrases have their own page with example sentences containing the full combination:
Common combinations with redshirt
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- redshirt freshman 54×
- redshirt sophomore 43×
- redshirt senior 39×
- redshirt junior 38×
- and redshirt 16×
- the redshirt 14×
- by redshirt 9×
- his redshirt 9×
- as redshirt 8×
- with redshirt 7×