How to Use iron man in a Sentence

iron man

noun

• And Kawauchi, the iron man of the roads who ran 12 marathons last year and won five, kept grinding away.
  — John Powers, BostonGlobe.com, 16 Apr. 2018
• Evan Neal’s uncle, Jimmy Gary Jr., liked to call it the iron man run.
  — Nick Kelly, USA TODAY, 25 Apr. 2022
• Brett Favre had the gunslinging arm and the legendary iron man streak.
  — Jim Ayello, The Indianapolis Star, 9 Aug. 2021
• To this point in his career, Carrie had been an iron man.
  — Jim Ayello, The Indianapolis Star, 2 Oct. 2020
• The senior has been an iron man splitting time on both sides of the ball for CAL all season long.
  — J.l. Kirven, The Courier-Journal, 3 Dec. 2022
• Cal Quantrill was the iron man, yielding four runs in five inning Friday.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 June 2019
• In terms of fitness, Kurinsky is training for a half iron man triathlon and would like to see this bike ride grow.
  — Sergio Carmona, Jewish Journal, 29 June 2018
• Monday's game extended his iron man streak to 899 games, fourth all-time.
  — Mike Brehm, USA TODAY, 20 Apr. 2021
• Connaughton has been an iron man and was the only Bucks player to appear in all 39 games this season.
  — Jim Owczarski, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 6 Jan. 2022
• The Rangers believe that Beltre, though 39 and no longer an iron man, is a still a difference-maker.
  — Jeff Wilson, star-telegram, 9 July 2018
• Morgan, on the other hand, has an iron man streak that’d make Cal Ripken Jr. jealous.
  — Dallas News, 24 June 2021
• Some did Olympic distances and others did iron man distances.
  — Brandon Patterson, Detroit Free Press, 6 May 2018
• An iron man for the first seven years of his career, Thompson played a career-low 43 games with a foot injury.
  — Cameron Fields, cleveland, 22 Oct. 2019
• Despite his iron man streak, Nelson has been through a lot physically in 2021.
  — Joel A. Erickson, The Indianapolis Star, 26 Sep. 2021
• Will Escobar, an iron man with a Gold Glove but an oft-leaden bat, be able to contribute anything substantial at the plate?
  — Vahe Gregorian, kansascity, 22 Mar. 2018
• Both are former teammates of Rosenberry’s and both are 33 years old, making Rosenberry by far the league’s youngest iron man at 25, as well as the only one at his position.
  — Jake Shapiro, The Denver Post, 27 July 2019
• Portland’s iron man, Damian Lillard, is going under the knife Thursday.
  — oregonlive, 12 Jan. 2022
• Jordan has a reputation as an iron man for the Clippers, once playing in 360 consecutive games.
  — Broderick Turner, latimes.com, 29 Mar. 2018
• Rodarius was an iron man for Oklahoma State, setting a school record by starting 48 straight games beginning his freshman year.
  — Dallas News, 1 May 2021
• Rudolph, the Vikings’ iron man tight end making his 98th consecutive start Sunday against the Jaguars, sets a standard of reliability.
  — Andrew Krammer, Star Tribune, 5 Dec. 2020
• Cleveland's iron man left tackle sustained a serious injury to his left triceps and could miss the remainder of another losing season for the Browns.
  — Tom Withers, Houston Chronicle, 22 Oct. 2017
• General manager Rick Hahn ordered Bossard to put down his rake, telling his friend his health was more important to his family and the organization than his iron man streak.
  — Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2022

Last Updated: 24 Jul 2024