How to Use player in a Sentence
player
noun- She's one of the team's best players.
- The band's lead guitar player hurt his hand and couldn't play.
- Piano players are called pianists.
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In the 10 years since, fates have been mixed for the key players in the saga.
— Elena Santa Cruz, USA TODAY, 10 May 2023 -
So this is one of the things about being a young player.
— Dustin Dopirak, The Indianapolis Star, 11 Feb. 2023 -
The fans helped Spain get close to the best part of the stands to get an autograph from one of the players.
— Graham Hurley, CNN, 11 Aug. 2024 -
Did Smith know how many players have hit four homers in a game?
— Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2024 -
Willard was searching for a player who could lift the Terps out of their rut.
— Ryan McFadden, Baltimore Sun, 6 Mar. 2023 -
Stat of the day McLain is the first position player to reach the majors from the 2021 draft class.
— Bobby Nightengale, The Enquirer, 16 May 2023 -
Coach Mark Daigneault is brilliant with his schemes on that end of the floor and gets the most out of his players.
— Nick Crain, Forbes, 17 Aug. 2024 -
In the game, one player is the ant and wasp, the other player is the beetle larva and adult.
— Lesley Evans Ogden, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Jan. 2024 -
Knowles is also the son of Mark Knowles, once the No. 1 doubles tennis player in the world.
— Lia Assimakopoulos, Dallas News, 26 June 2023 -
Evan was one of two non-French players on the team and the only American.
— Jacob Steinberg, Baltimore Sun, 6 Apr. 2023 -
Some players could only receive half of the amounts above.
— Chris Morris, Fortune, 12 Feb. 2024 -
Manager Tuchel is set to leave at the end of the season and the players have simply failed to live up to their billing.
— Ben Church, CNN, 31 Mar. 2024 -
See Dion chat with hockey players post-game in the video below.
— Starr Bowenbank, Billboard, 1 Nov. 2023 -
On Friday, the talk of Rahm’s news conference was the battle for the crown of world’s best player.
— The Arizona Republic, 11 Feb. 2023 -
Chisholm is also just the second player from The Bahamas to play for the Yankees.
— Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 28 July 2024 -
Third baseman Scott Rolen was the only player elected by the writers for the class of 2023.
— Christian Red, Forbes, 27 Jan. 2023 -
Who are the top players in the Olympic tennis tournament?
— Matt Bonesteel, Washington Post, 27 July 2024 -
Hit play on the player below to hear the podcast and follow along with the transcript beneath it.
— Dana Taylor, USA TODAY, 31 Mar. 2024 -
What to know about Powerball To score a jackpot in the Powerball, a player must match all five white balls and the red Powerball.
— Tanasia Kenney, Miami Herald, 12 Feb. 2024 -
The question is who Judge wants running, as the Yankees don’t have many fast players.
— Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 5 July 2024 -
A lot of these players fashion sort of social activism as part of their brand.
— The Politics Of Everything, The New Republic, 27 Sep. 2023 -
And players have embraced some of their coach’s strategies.
— Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 1 Aug. 2023 -
The Tigers also stranded two players on base in the sixth. Ibáñez, who has found his groove in the past few games, finished 3-for-4 with one walk.
— Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 13 June 2023 -
And that's our coaching staff, our support staff, great players win you games.
— Ben Steele, Journal Sentinel, 7 Jan. 2024 -
Hit play on the player below to hear the podcast and follow along with the transcript beneath it.
— Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 24 Apr. 2024 -
The veteran would be the perfect player to add to the Astros' infield mix.
— Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024 -
However, after a 3-3 start and some injuries to key players, their season hung in the balance.
— Ben Morse, CNN, 5 Nov. 2024
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