playmaker

Example Sentences

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Tyler Tanner, guard, Vanderbilt: The 6-foot playmaker has enjoyed a breakout season, averaging 19.2 points per game for a Commodores squad that went 16-0 to start the season.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 16, 2026

The Germany playmaker missed Liverpool's win against West Ham and is most likely to return in the Champions League game against Galatasaray on 10 March.

From BBC • Mar. 2, 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

“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