How to Use playmaker in a Sentence

playmaker

noun

• 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
• Ethan Finlay moved back to the right side on the other side of star playmaker Emanuel Reynoso in the middle.
  — Jerry Zgoda, Star Tribune, 1 May 2021
• 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
• The good news: The Dolphins will still get a top playmaker, too, depending on who falls to them at No. 6.
  — Dave Hyde, sun-sentinel.com, 26 Mar. 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
• The Bears also have needs up front on defense and will be looking to add more playmakers and depth to the roster.
  — Dan Wiederer, Chicago Tribune, 24 Feb. 2025
• 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
• The Bayern Munich playmaker has been criticized for not coming up in big moments for Bayern over the last two seasons.
  — Manuel Veth, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
• The 22-year-old playmaker could be an effective complement to Adam Thielen, while also serving as his heir apparent.
  — Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 6 Mar. 2025