playmaker
Example Sentences
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But the 23-year-old playmaker is about to become more important than ever.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026
Behind him, he had Weston McKennie on the right and Christian Pulisic, the team’s primary playmaker, on the left.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 18, 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
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
