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

Plenty of players leave high-majors for low-majors, or even lower divisions, where they might go from benchwarmer to starter.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 1, 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