Examples of benchwarmer in a Sentence
I played a little, but mostly I was a benchwarmer.
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Ex high school benchwarmers are roaming the streets abducting mestizos.
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Rafael Perez, Oc Register, 30 Nov. 2025
The visiting Blazers were missing every guard but benchwarmers Caleb Love and Rayan Rupert.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 22 Nov. 2025
He’s scored in double figures in three straight games after doing so just five times in his 93 appearances as a Timberwolves benchwarmer.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 30 Oct. 2025
Last season’s benchwarmer Arda Guler became a regular starter, while 21-year-old forward Gonzalo Garcia made the XI ahead of Rodrygo and Brahim Diaz.
—Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2025
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Rafael Perez, Oc Register, 30 Nov. 2025
The visiting Blazers were missing every guard but benchwarmers Caleb Love and Rayan Rupert.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 22 Nov. 2025
He’s scored in double figures in three straight games after doing so just five times in his 93 appearances as a Timberwolves benchwarmer.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 30 Oct. 2025
Last season’s benchwarmer Arda Guler became a regular starter, while 21-year-old forward Gonzalo Garcia made the XI ahead of Rodrygo and Brahim Diaz.
—Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2025
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“Benchwarmer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/benchwarmer. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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benchwarmer
noun
bench·warm·er
ˈbench-ˌwȯr-mər 
: a reserve player on a sports team
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