team player

Example Sentences

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He’s a team player, happy to help receptionist P.J.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026

"I don't really focus on that," said Smith-Njigba, a team player who also does a surprising amount of blocking for a star wide receiver.

From Barron's • Feb. 7, 2026

How can you demonstrate that you’re a team player if your interviewer doesn’t specifically ask you about it?

From MarketWatch • Jan. 23, 2026

Dyche was on the books of Forest as a youth team player in the late 1980s while Brian Clough was manager, but never made a first-team appearance.

From BBC • Oct. 20, 2025

He was an island unto himself, definitely not a team player.

From "The View From Saturday" by E.L. Konigsburg