has-been
Example Sentences
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Steep concession prices, veteran has-been talent all over the field, and just a plethora of power bats that blew out down the stretch like a tire on Thanksgiving.
From Fox News
While you’re at it, the novelist wondered, might Melissa McCarthy play Frances, the insecure mess of a has-been author?
From Washington Post
In "Hustle," Sandler plays a has-been basketball scout who finds his shot at redemption when he discovers an incredible street ballplayer in China.
From Fox News
By that juncture, Cash was increasingly on the road to becoming a has-been.
From Salon
According to Lovett, the reaction at the show was, roughly, “Who wants to listen to a Black gay has-been?”
From New York Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.