iron man
nounDefinition of iron man
: a man of unusual physical endurance
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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, "Meet Keegan Rosenberry, the Rapids’ iron man on the back line. “It’s about doing whatever I can to help.”," 27 July 2019 Cal Quantrill was the iron man, yielding four runs in five inning Friday. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "Padres come back on Rockies again, split crazy series at Coors," 16 June 2019 And Kawauchi, the iron man of the roads who ran 12 marathons last year and won five, kept grinding away. — John Powers, BostonGlobe.com, "In rain-swept Boston Marathon, Desiree Linden and Yuki Kawauchi pour it on," 16 Apr. 2018 So this week’s mailbag is dedicated to the real iron man in American history: the U.S. Postal Service! — Stephen A. Crockett Jr., The Root, "The Root’s Clapback Mailbag: When the Cat’s Away, the Racists Still Stay ...," 1 June 2018 The Rangers believe that Beltre, though 39 and no longer an iron man, is a still a difference-maker. — Jeff Wilson, star-telegram, "Rangers continue to talk trades, but are they getting anywhere?," 9 July 2018 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, "Rabbi's bike ride across Florida's east coast includes local stops," 29 June 2018 Some did Olympic distances and others did iron man distances. — Brandon Patterson, Detroit Free Press, "Kids don't let disabilities stop them at U-M's first adaptive triathlon," 6 May 2018 Jordan has a reputation as an iron man for the Clippers, once playing in 360 consecutive games. — Broderick Turner, latimes.com, "Clippers! DeAndre Jordan downplays his ankle injury," 29 Mar. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'iron man.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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