playmaker

Example Sentences

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This will also be a first home match in charge for the great Gheorghe Hagi, the former Barcelona and Real Madrid playmaker who scored in Cardiff 33 years ago.

From BBC • May 26, 2026

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

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

When she had gone, the playmaker sat for a long while in meditation; and then smilingly he took up his pen.

From The Certain Hour by Cabell, James Branch