How to Use iron man in a Sentence

iron man

noun
  • But who can resist real-life iron man?
    — Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 3 Feb. 2026
  • As Kelly poignantly puts it, the iron man isn’t made of iron.
    — Marina Watts, People.com, 18 Aug. 2025
  • As Kelly poignantly puts it, the iron man isn’t made of iron.
    — Marina Watts, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Lindor, 32, is something of an iron man.
    — Will Sammon, New York Times, 11 Feb. 2026
  • Champagnie almost had his own iron man streak snapped.
    — Tom Orsborn, San Antonio Express-News, 7 Mar. 2026
  • Hall was a pioneer of the position and an iron man.
    — Jeremy Rutherford, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2026
  • Brett Favre had the gunslinging arm and the legendary iron man streak.
    — Jim Ayello, The Indianapolis Star, 9 Aug. 2021
  • Some did Olympic distances and others did iron man distances.
    — Brandon Patterson, Detroit Free Press, 6 May 2018
  • Though his starting string is kaput, Barnes still has an iron man streak to maintain.
    — Jeff McDonald, San Antonio Express-News, 2 Mar. 2026
  • 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
  • Cal Quantrill was the iron man, yielding four runs in five inning Friday.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 June 2019
  • Monday's game extended his iron man streak to 899 games, fourth all-time.
    — Mike Brehm, USA TODAY, 20 Apr. 2021
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Tyler needs 20 more games to become the Pitlick family’s iron man in a Wild uniform.
    — Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 19 Oct. 2025
  • 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
  • The 6-3 Kelce was an iron man for the Eagles, starting every game in each of the past nine seasons.
    — Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 16 Jan. 2024
  • Campbell was the iron man at Texas, starting in 43 straight games to finish his collegiate career.
    — Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 21 Apr. 2026
  • James Lehane and Drew Peters are top-end bats and James Niemiec has been an iron man behind the plate.
    — Tom Mulherin, Boston Herald, 19 May 2026
  • 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
  • Despite his iron man streak, Nelson has been through a lot physically in 2021.
    — Joel A. Erickson, The Indianapolis Star, 26 Sep. 2021
  • Olson has since delivered as the sport’s premier iron man and a slugger who hit 54 home runs in 2023.
    — Dennis Lin, New York Times, 25 June 2026
  • The baritone’s iron man streak ended on July 4, 2019, when illness forced him to miss the first of three games.
    — Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 4 May 2026
  • Lindor has been an iron man throughout his five seasons with the Mets, as well as his entire Major League career.
    — Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 10 Feb. 2026
  • Doncic has been an iron man for Dallas this season, avoiding injuries and only missing games for load management.
    — Doyle Rader, Forbes, 27 Jan. 2023
  • Every player needs time to adjust to the relentless pace and supreme physicality of these 20 squads of iron men.
    — Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2025
  • On Lou Gehrig Day, baseball's reigning iron man came through with the biggest blow for the Atlanta Braves.
    — CBS News, 3 June 2026
  • Portland’s iron man, Damian Lillard, is going under the knife Thursday.
    — oregonlive, 12 Jan. 2022
  • Yeah, who would’ve thought that iron men Yoán Moncada and Eloy Jiménez wouldn’t be suiting up every day because of injuries.
    — Jon Greenberg, The Athletic, 29 July 2024

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