playmaker

Example Sentences

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In a rousing 4-1 win over Paraguay in the first game of the tournament, the 27-year-old playmaker reminded everyone why.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 13, 2026

Pochettino’s preferred formation uses a three-man back line but he has no one on the roster who can match Richards as the anchor, defensive organizer and playmaker during buildups.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

A gifted midfield playmaker who scored 15 goals this season for Al-Ittihad in the Saudi Pro League, he has rediscovered the form that made him one of Europe's hottest properties a few years ago.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

Across the past two seasons, Lamine Yamal has increasingly drifted more into interior zones, operating as a second playmaker as much as a winger.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 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