Sentence examples for marginal players are from inspiring English sources

"There's been a flushing and the marginal players are being washed away," is his answer.

Marginal players are sometimes kept on, because the lesson they preach is useful, even if it isn't true.

"I think it will be longer than initially anticipated and marginal players are going to go out of business.

Surrendering a pitcher for a marginal player is usually a gamble, but as the season approached, the Yankees felt the move was necessary after Romine's setback.

Their sub-grammatical imitations of American political rhetoric, their overtures to the most marginal of political players, are suddenly at the very heart of American political life.

It's 1962, Jackie Kennedy is whispering her studiously feminine way through tours of the White House, and in the film women are marginal players, as most were then.

As many as five other marginal players could be involved to make the trade fit the requirements of the collective bargaining agreement, with the Knicks and the Lakers possibly swapping backup centers -- Chris Dudley and Travis Knight, respectively.

At the very least, the players are coached by a man who understands the concerns of marginal people.

The Warriors are not interested in any of the marginal players the Knicks are willing to trade them.

The three clubs tried to sweeten the deal for the Pistons, who originally were to receive seven marginal players, but Detroit was not moved.

Although 7-foot centers often have staying power — the Celtics, in fact, could right now use Collins's ability to occupy space in the lane against the Knicks — he has for a while been a marginal player who could be deemed dispensable by any or all teams anytime.