power play
noun
1
: a military, diplomatic, political, or administrative maneuver in which power is brought to bear
2
a
: a concentrated attack in football in which the ballcarrier is preceded by a mass of blockers
b
: a situation in ice hockey in which one team temporarily has more players on the ice than the other team because of a penalty
Examples of power play in a Sentence
They scored their first goal on a power play.
He made a power play to seize control of the company.
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Tavares has been on a heater, particularly on the power play, and the tally got the ball rolling for the team.
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Omar White, The Athletic, 23 Mar. 2025
For more on the coming calamity about AGI and international power plays, see my analysis at the link here and the link here.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
Auston Matthews had two quality looks in the opening seconds of the middle period with Toronto on the power play.
—Corey Masisak, The Denver Post, 19 Mar. 2025
On that same power play, however, Nashville regrouped to knot up the contest at the 4:25 mark behind Vrana’s hard one-timer from inside the blue line, which hit Dostál but squibbled through him.
—Andrew Knoll, Orange County Register, 15 Mar. 2025
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Omar White, The Athletic, 23 Mar. 2025
For more on the coming calamity about AGI and international power plays, see my analysis at the link here and the link here.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
Auston Matthews had two quality looks in the opening seconds of the middle period with Toronto on the power play.
—Corey Masisak, The Denver Post, 19 Mar. 2025
On that same power play, however, Nashville regrouped to knot up the contest at the 4:25 mark behind Vrana’s hard one-timer from inside the blue line, which hit Dostál but squibbled through him.
—Andrew Knoll, Orange County Register, 15 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for power play
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“Power play.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/power%20play. Accessed 27 Mar. 2025.
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