playmaker

Example Sentences

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Any best-case scenario for USC this month presumably would involve a true star turn for Davidson, who already has proven to be a bona fide playmaker as a freshman.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 1, 2026

Several fans had already invaded the pitch in order to get close to Messi, who was taking a selfie with one when another grabbed the former Barcelona playmaker around his waist.

From BBC • Feb. 27, 2026

He spoke to Foden on the touchline with the playmaker stationed between the lines, centrally, which opened up space out wide.

From BBC • Feb. 19, 2026

“We’re just enjoying every game we have, and every opportunity,” said Caroline Harvey, a defensive playmaker and Edwards’s and Simms’s teammate at…how long do I keep doing this?

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 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