How to Use journeyman in a Sentence

journeyman

noun

• The 36-year-old journeyman likely would get the start over Zappe against Green Bay in Week 4.
  — Nicole Yang, BostonGlobe.com, 25 Sep. 2022
• That leaves Johnson, a journeyman signed less than two weeks ago, as the team’s starter.
  — San Francisco Chronicle, 25 Dec. 2021
• That’s what happens when the club trades all of its first-round picks and lines the squad with second-rounders and journeymen.
  — Gary Washburn, BostonGlobe.com, 15 July 2023
• Behind Gray on the depth chart is journeyman Blake Bell.
  — Jack McKessy, USA TODAY, 7 Sep. 2023
• The journeyman, though not very good, never lacks for work.
  — New York Times, 18 Nov. 2021
• Killer Mike, Atlanta’s rap journeyman, is at the peak of his powers.
  — Stephen Deusner, New York Times, 23 May 2023
• Don Larsen, an otherwise journeyman hurler, was on the mound against the Brooklyn Dodgers.
  — Peter Rainer, The Christian Science Monitor, 11 May 2023
• The 28-year-old journeyman had three steals and a block to go with 14 points and played in a way that Kerr said earned him regular playing time.
  — New York Times, 4 Nov. 2021
• All this counts as heady stuff for a journeyman with modest roots on the eGolf Tour, a mini-tour based in Charlotte.
  — Ron Kroichick, San Francisco Chronicle, 4 Feb. 2022
• A mere 16 months ago, the 26-year-old journeyman was the first alternate for a Korn Ferry Tour event.
  — Eddie Pells, ajc, 18 June 2022
• McAdoo was traded to the New York Knicks in 1976, starting a journeyman period for him.
  — Andy Yamashita, The Indianapolis Star, 22 Oct. 2021
• Then there’s Prince, a journeyman who played 44 tough minutes in Minnesota’s play-in loss to the Lakers.
  — Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2023
• In came Jesse Chavez, a 38-year-old journeyman who has played for nine teams, including the Dodgers and Angels, in his 14-year career.
  — Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2021
• In past years, the Celtics filled their bench with young journeyman or G-League talent who made little off-court impact.
  — Gary Washburn, BostonGlobe.com, 3 Oct. 2022
• With Barnes in the starting slot, journeyman Austin Wynns was acquired to be the temporary backup.
  — Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2023
• Look at their wide receivers, youngsters and journeymen who dropped more passes than any team in the league this season.
  — Dave Skretta, Twin Cities, 12 Feb. 2024
• Pankau, who also plays golf and baseball, has been a sort of journeyman throughout his four years of high school football.
  — Gregg Voss, chicagotribune.com, 22 Sep. 2021
• The 33-year-old journeyman was MLB’s active leader for most games pitched in relief without a save.
  — Jacob Calvin Meyer, Baltimore Sun, 16 July 2023
• Whereas the vast group of people — journeymen — who are doing this as well are making peanuts?
  — Tim Greiving, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2023
• Abraham Almonte, a journeyman who had not started a game in center field in the majors since 2019, went to center field in the top of the eighth inning.
  — Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 15 Sep. 2022
• Kelly Olynyk, a bit of a journeyman who landed in Utah from Detroit, scored 18 on only 10 shots.
  — Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2022
• Plus: how an NBA journeyman continues to profit from one day's work in 2007.
  — Matt Craig, Forbes, 14 Apr. 2022
• Sulser is a 32-year-old journeyman claimed off waivers; the type of player for whom these sessions take on extra importance.
  — Theo MacKie, The Arizona Republic, 25 Feb. 2023
• Zack Weiss, a journeyman claimed off waivers last month, allowed the tying run in the bottom of the inning on a sacrifice fly by Bo Bichette.
  — Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 16 Sep. 2023
• But the success of Craig’s students, a mixture of stars and journeymen, turned the pitch into a phenomenon.
  — Keith Thursby, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2023
• Cassius Marsh is known as a journeyman NFL athlete, playing for seven teams across eight seasons in the league.
  — Rachel King, Fortune, 19 June 2022
• Minnesota’s journeyman quarterback Nick Mullens threw for more than 800 yards against the Lions in two of the past three games.
  — Larry Lage, USA TODAY, 9 Jan. 2024
• Heeding the call was one John Wesley Hyatt, a 26-year-old journeyman printer.
  — Matt Simon, WIRED, 27 Oct. 2022
• Not bad for a 30-year-old journeyman making his playoff debut after spending most of the last three seasons in the minors.
  — Will Graves, Hartford Courant, 9 May 2022
• The Hawks received a second-round pick in 2025 and journeyman goaltender Anton Khudobin.
  — Phil Thompson, Chicago Tribune, 2 Mar. 2023

Last Updated: 3 May 2024