power play

Example Sentences

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Dostal had kept the Ducks in the game in the extra period, making five huge saves on the power play.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2026

That seemed to wake the slumbering Ducks, with Gauthier getting his second score of the game on a power play 37 seconds later, giving him a team-high 40 goals for the season.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2026

David Miller showed India's much-vaunted line-up how to bat on a slow Ahmedabad pitch, building an innings after South Africa lost early wickets and were 20-3 in the power play.

From Barron's • Feb. 23, 2026

He withstood two breakaways in critical moments and helped kill a 5-on-3 power play.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 23, 2026

And she’s not havin’ it—she hits him with her power play.

From "Blended" by Sharon M. Draper