player

Example Sentences

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But in games, the art lies precisely in how much pleasure is generated for the player.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

Jamie Murray, who became the first British doubles player to rise to world number one, has announced his retirement from tennis.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

When the Lakers signed him to a two-year, $16-million deal with a player option, they hoped to get that Ayton.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026

We learn that “rolling a machine” occurs when a player exceeds the maximum score the display’s digits can show—which was usually 999,999—after which it rolls over to zero.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

“Bobby really didn’t need Lombardy since their styles were so dissimilar. Lombardy was an enormously gifted, intuitive positional player but not a well-prepared player like Bobby. Bobby’s strength was the inexorability of his tactics.”

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady