How to Use playmaker in a Sentence

playmaker

noun
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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
  • Diggins can score and is seen as a playmaker with the ball in his hands.
    — Shreyas Laddha, courant.com, 9 Dec. 2021
  • Can Bridges become more of a playmaker and get into the paint off the dribble for the midrange or all the way to the rim?
    — Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic, 6 Aug. 2021
  • DB Jailen Holmes is a senior playmaker on both sides of the ball.
    — Dennis Victory, al, 17 Aug. 2021
  • Go ahead and stash the playmaker on New Orleans’ bye week.
    — Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Nov. 2023
  • On Sunday, Barnes looked like the playmaker who shined a year ago.
    — Rob Reischel, Forbes, 8 Nov. 2021
  • None of this is to say the Commanders won’t miss one of their top playmakers.
    — Ben Standig, The Athletic, 4 Dec. 2024
  • 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
  • That’s right: Nearly a third of the league has jumbo-sized lead playmakers.
    — Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 22 Sep. 2024
  • Pearsall is looking to step up both as a leader and a playmaker.
    — Michelle Gardner, The Arizona Republic, 18 Aug. 2021
  • On the other side of the field, the junior has been a playmaker as well, netting two goals and an assist over the last week.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 14 Oct. 2021
  • Pierre Tran has stepped up as a playmaker for us on the offensive end.
    — oregonlive, 11 June 2021
  • Amon-Ra was drafted by the Detroit Lions in 2021 and has become one of the hottest young playmakers in the league.
    — Nasha Smith, Peoplemag, 11 July 2024
  • The Jaguars drafted Etienne 25th overall in the first round to be their playmaker.
    — John Reid, USA TODAY, 24 Aug. 2021
  • And losing DeVante Parker, the team’s best playmaker, on the first play of the game with a knee injury was a tough blow.
    — Ben Volin, BostonGlobe.com, 30 Oct. 2022
  • Antonio Brown is 33 years old and no longer the top playmaker on his team.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 11 Oct. 2021
  • Instead, Fields showed how easy things can be with a high-end playmaker running the show.
    — Dan Wiederer, chicagotribune.com, 16 Aug. 2021
  • Flowers also carried twice for nine yards as the busiest playmaker on the team.
    — Childs Walker, Baltimore Sun, 11 Sep. 2023
  • Gemel, 27, is more of a playmaker, and was acquired because the Wings need depth at center.
    — Helene St. James, Detroit Free Press, 14 Feb. 2022
  • 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
  • Now McGee is being allowed to be a playmaker in Phoenix.
    — Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic, 22 Nov. 2021
  • The Frankfurt playmaker is in brilliant form and has been world-class in the Champions League.
    — Manuel Veth, Forbes, 10 Nov. 2022
  • Although the unit returns all 11 starters, this group is young and looking for a true playmaker.
    — Kevin Reynolds, The Salt Lake Tribune, 28 Feb. 2022
  • The Bills use multiple styles and a multitude of playmakers to win.
    — Dan Wiederer, Chicago Tribune, 19 Jan. 2025
  • Tennessee The Falcons need more playmakers along the interior and on the edges of the defensive line.
    — Justin Gest, Newsweek, 20 Jan. 2025

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