benchwarmer
Example Sentences
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And even then, following a first few months as a benchwarmer, he was able to fight his way back into the starting line-up.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
Setup: The toys adapt to a new home, Bonnie’s bedroom, where Woody gets relegated to the unfamiliar role of benchwarmer.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 17, 2026
The greatest moment by a Dodger benchwarmer in baseball history, a guy so embedded in the landscape of Los Angeles sports that he will be forever known simply by two abbreviated versions of his name...
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 27, 2025
Card, whose Texas career pinballed from starter to benchwarmer only to see Sarkisian court another hotshot like Ewers, opted to stay even though he is more than a year away from graduation.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 23, 2022
I’ll probably be a benchwarmer on the C squad while Bowdy goes on to all-state glory and fame.
From "The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian" by Sherman Alexie
