playmaker

Example Sentences

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It will be a learning curve for Leite, a 22-year-old playmaker acquired from the Valkyries in the expansion draft, and the extremely young roster.

From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026

Tuchel fielded experimental line-ups against Uruguay and Japan, with Manchester City playmaker Phil Foden featuring as a false nine against the latter in the absence of injured Bayern Munich striker and England captain Harry Kane.

From BBC • May 8, 2026

Back in February, the Cavs zeroed in on a genius playmaker who had been an All-Star 11 times, the NBA’s leading scorer on three occasions, and the MVP.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026

The analytics still painted the 2022 defensive player of the year as an effective defender and an efficient secondary playmaker.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

And presently the strong joy of creating kindled in him, and phrase flowed abreast with thought, and the playmaker wrote fluently and surely to an accompaniment of contented ejaculations.

From The Certain Hour by Cabell, James Branch