playmaker
Example Sentences
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As part of that, the club brought in exciting French winger Rayan Cherki, 22, while 35-year-old playmaker Kevin de Bruyne, who won 16 trophies in 10 years at the Etihad, left the club.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026
Italian heavyweights Juventus and AC Milan, plus Galatasaray, are all understood to be keen on the Portugal playmaker, who has a £57m release clause available to overseas clubs.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
Lionel Messi has been a soccer star for so long, Spain’s top playmaker Lamine Yamal appeared alongside the future World Cup foe as a 3-month-old baby.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026
Then it dominated Australia without the help of its star playmaker, Christian Pulisic, who was out with a calf injury.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 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 James Branch Cabell
