player

Example Sentences

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Teams are so afraid to shoot against the unanimous Defensive Player of the Year that, when he is in their path, they often give up and turn around—a phenomenon known as the “Nope.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026

Player Tommy Yu, 23, said he sometimes spends hundreds of dollars a day on it despite saying some machines have "traps" built-in.

From Barron's • May 31, 2026

He has been invaluable and, quite rightly, is in the conversation for PFA Player of the Year.

From BBC • May 30, 2026

His efforts were rewarded in May when he collected the Football Writers' Association men's Player of the Year and the Premier League Player of the Season awards.

From BBC • May 25, 2026

This time, I took the liberty of slapping the Two Player button myself.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline