benchwarmers

Example Sentences

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Safe to say there won't be a better collection of benchwarmers in an NBA game this season.

From Fox News • Oct. 3, 2021

Safe to say there won’t be a better collection of benchwarmers in an NBA game this season.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 3, 2021

He eventually got some help as Michigan ended the game on a 27-10 run that allowed enough breathing room for the Wolverines to insert their benchwarmers in the final seconds.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2018

The benchwarmers get to play each other, in other words.

From Washington Post • May 22, 2015

It can’t be one star athlete and 149 benchwarmers.

From "The Freedom Writers Diary" by The Freedom Writers