in reserve
Example Sentences
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The Springboks possess considerable depth with Kolisi still captaining a team including Jasper Wiese, Damian de Allende, Damian Willemse and new fly-half star Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu, with Eben Etzebeth and Bongi Mbonambi in reserve.
From BBC
The Kraken had forward Jesper Froden in reserve, and Froden had just played Saturday.
From Seattle Times
I didn’t have any olives in reserve to refill the bowl, and there was no way to immediately remove it from the table without making a scene.
From Washington Post
After the Supreme Court’s ruling, states can hold stockpiles of the drug in reserve as the case winds its way through the courts, experts say, and providers can dispense pills as they had before.
From Washington Post
To that end, Bradford’s paintings are flirtations, seductions, an assertion of his right to hold something in reserve even as he invites his audience to participate in a conversation.
From New York Times
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