benchwarmer

Example Sentences

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The greatest moment by a Dodger benchwarmer in baseball history, a guy so embedded in the landscape of Los Angeles sports that he will be forever known simply by two abbreviated versions of his name...

From Los Angeles Times

Had it been an NBA playoff game with two 12-man rosters and coaching staffs, Souza and his cornermen would be the equivalent of a benchwarmer and two advance scouts testing positive.

From Los Angeles Times

When the game finally ends with a running clock and every Bobcats benchwarmer on the field, the final score is 57-0.

From Los Angeles Times

Imagine the kinds of arguments teams will have after a benchwarmer goes rogue and loses a challenge.

From Slate

Who knows what the Sixers used a phone for — benchwarmer Amir Johnson appeared to show Embiid a text when they sat on the bench and the Sixers down 16 in the fourth.

From Seattle Times