benchwarmer

Example Sentences

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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

A high school benchwarmer who was not recruited out of prep school, Preston envisioned a future in basketball before anyone else saw such a career for him.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2022

He’s a benchwarmer, the third-best center on his team.

From Washington Post • Dec. 1, 2021

Brown, the 15th overall pick in 2018, fell out of the Wizards’ rotation this season and Wagner’s role was inconsistent — going from benchwarmer to starter to benchwarmer again.

From Washington Times • Mar. 25, 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