benchwarmer
Example Sentences
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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
It is this admiration from teammates that has elevated Moss from an anonymous benchwarmer to the most important person on this team.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2024
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
He’s a benchwarmer, the third-best center on his team.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 1, 2021
And yet here he is, a third- string benchwarmer kind of guy, holding the ball for the great Erik Fisher.
From "Tangerine" by Edward Bloor
