utility player
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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He’s gone from being a utility player to being an everyday shortstop and back again.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 1, 2025
Frimpong was signed as a utility player, not a defender.
From BBC • Oct. 21, 2025
With Kim, Edman and Kiké Hernández, another utility player, all out with injuries, Roberts has not had the usual versatility he has enjoyed in fielding a lineup.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 5, 2025
Lisa Ann Walter, “Abbott Elementary” “How is it possible that Heidi Gardner, an indispensable utility player for the past eight seasons of ‘SNL,’ has never been nominated for an Emmy?
From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2025
But even with that, Moore said, a utility player can get caught out of position.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 9, 2025
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