sparkplug

Example Sentences

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Gabe Vincent, who has been a sparkplug through the series and had 17 points in Game 4, left the game in the fourth quarter after turning his left ankle.

From Seattle Times

D’Angelo Russell scored 19 points as the Lakers capably survived the third-quarter ejection of Dennis Schröder, the sparkplug guard and primary defender on Curry.

From Seattle Times

The return was a celebration for Memphis fans, who were anxious to see what the layoff had meant for the team’s leading scorer and sparkplug.

From Seattle Times

Then he saw the auction for the Hooper Island Lighthouse, affectionately called the “sparkplug” by locals, in the middle of the Chesapeake Bay, three to four miles west of Middle Hooper Island, in Maryland’s Dorchester County.

From Washington Post

Sparkplug point guard Rori Harmon missed the first five games of the season with a toe injury and Texas lost three in a row, including top-10 matchups with UConn and Louisville.

From Seattle Times