How to Use playmaker in a Sentence

playmaker

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  • The trade was prompted by the promise of Lamb, who emerged as one of the top playmakers in the league.
    — Calvin Watkins, Dallas News, 21 Apr. 2023
  • Go ahead and stash the playmaker on New Orleans’ bye week.
    — Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Nov. 2023
  • This is a bet that Penix can unlock the team’s playmakers and get this offense out of its rut.
    — Ayrton Ostly, USA TODAY, 23 Feb. 2024
  • One commands the offense with all eyes always on them to be the playmaker.
    — Dallas News, 19 Dec. 2022
  • Flowers also carried twice for nine yards as the busiest playmaker on the team.
    — Childs Walker, Baltimore Sun, 11 Sep. 2023
  • Kolek has proven to be one of the best playmakers in college basketball.
    — Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 16 Feb. 2023
  • The dynamic playmaker scored the first touchdown of the game on his first offensive snap of the season.
    — Christopher Price, BostonGlobe.com, 2 Dec. 2022
  • Gakpo is much more in the Mané mould—a winger who can also act as an inside forward and a playmaker in one.
    — James Nalton, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2022
  • Pelham counters with its own playmaker at QB in Clayton Mains, who can win on the ground or through the air.
    — Dennis Victory, al, 29 Aug. 2023
  • Think of these next six weeks as a boot camp for Quickley to grow as a playmaker and learn how to be a starting point guard in this league.
    — Esfandiar Baraheni, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2024
  • The loss of Williams means the Chargers will play without their only deep threat and most dazzling playmaker.
    — Staff Writer follow, Los Angeles Times, 13 Jan. 2023
  • Part of the weekly drill is adjusting to both Carr and hybrid playmaker Taysom Hill.
    — Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Dec. 2023
  • Next man up With Keller exiting the game in the first period, the Coyotes were without its top playmaker for most of the game.
    — Jenna Ortiz, The Arizona Republic, 12 Jan. 2023
  • Wallace still has strides to make as a playmaker but can step right into the NBA as a defensive guard who can shoot.
    — Jordan Mendoza, USA TODAY, 22 June 2023
  • The Cowboys do have some explosive playmakers on offense, but don’t do a very good job of getting them the ball.
    — Creg Stephenson | Cstephenson@al.com, al, 17 Sep. 2023
  • The duo have been ironing out their high-low game over the past few weeks, with mixed results, but the Pistons want to see Stewart grow as an all-around playmaker.
    — Detroit Free Press, 22 Dec. 2022
  • Running back Tony Pollard, who emerged as the best playmaker on offense, broke his left fibula against the 49ers when he was tackled in the first half.
    — Schuyler Dixon, ajc, 23 Jan. 2023
  • Gallegos is a smart mind in the secondary and eager playmaker, but will likely need to beef up his frame.
    — Luca Evans, Orange County Register, 25 Feb. 2024
  • With more reps and more of consistent role in the backend, Allen should insert himself as a major playmaker down the line.
    — Michael Haag, Dallas News, 26 Dec. 2022
  • Injuries aside, Ball is one of the smartest players at his position as a playmaker, a strong help defender and can shoot the ball a bit.
    — Shayna Rubin, The Mercury News, 12 Jan. 2024
  • Baugh has been the Frogs’ primary playmaker this season but needs to limit his turnovers.
    — Dallas News, 15 Feb. 2023
  • Hayes and Stewart are two of the team's only consistent defenders, and Hayes is the best healthy playmaker.
    — Detroit Free Press, 24 Jan. 2023
  • But the Browns traded most of their draft cupboard for a difference-maker, not a playmaker.
    — cleveland, 6 Jan. 2023
  • Senior guard T’Johnn Brown, Kimball’s leading scorer and playmaker this season, sat for the final 3:29 of the first half with three fouls.
    — Shawn McFarland, Dallas News, 11 Mar. 2023
  • But just as hope surfaced at a position with a dearth of playmakers for more than a decade, recent events raise more questions.
    — Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Aug. 2023
  • But after a timeout, Oakland came out collected and put the ball in its playmakers’ hands.
    — Nathan Canilao, The Mercury News, 8 Mar. 2024
  • As a tempo-pushing guard who can’t shoot, John Wall wasn’t the right playmaker for the Clippers, who are built around a player in Leonard who prefers to play at a more leisurely pace.
    — Dylan Hernández, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2023
  • Van Lith is already off to a good start redefining herself as a playmaker.
    — C.l. Brown, The Courier-Journal, 27 Apr. 2023
  • What better player to take the load off Jalen Green than one of this century's most-brilliant playmakers?
    — Michael Shapiro, Chron, 9 Apr. 2023
  • With a contract until 2026, the playmaker will be happy to extend when the time is right and is living his dream as a boyhood Barca fan.
    — Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2023

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