give-and-go
noun
: a play (as in basketball or hockey) in which a player passes to a teammate and immediately cuts toward the net or goal to receive a return pass
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Substitute Riko Ueki scored for Japan in the 61st minute off a header give-and-go with teammate and fellow sub Honoka Hayashi, giving the United States something to think about down the stretch.
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Christian Babcock, Mercury News, 12 Apr. 2026
Maybe Brown kept the pick-and-rolls, the dribble hand-offs, the give-and-go actions tucked as a form of gamesmanship so as to not tip his hand entering the playoffs.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 10 Apr. 2026
Minnesota tied it on a classic give-and-go play.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 10 Apr. 2026
The Seminoles did not have a shot on goal until the 55th minute, when Konstantino Brown got a give-and-go pass from a teammate but his shot hit the side of the net, wide.
—Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 Feb. 2026
McKenzie Weinert and Catherine Barry executed a simple give-and-go in the 52nd minute that caught Carolina’s backline sleeping.
—Colin Cerniglia, Charlotte Observer, 7 Feb. 2026
Wilson made up for that in the second, feeding Fehervary on a give-and-go, and the Washington defenseman tied the game.
—CBS News, 3 Feb. 2026
As soon as Robinson snapped the blade in, Khusnutdinov jumped onto the ice and joined the weave in the offensive zone, dropping the puck for the circling Pastrnak, who then executed the pretty give-and-go with McAvoy for the winner.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 28 Jan. 2026
Sennecke opened up for a one-timer but instead cut to the net as Strome and Jackson LaCombe executed a give-and-go play.
—Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 17 Jan. 2026
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Christian Babcock, Mercury News, 12 Apr. 2026
Maybe Brown kept the pick-and-rolls, the dribble hand-offs, the give-and-go actions tucked as a form of gamesmanship so as to not tip his hand entering the playoffs.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 10 Apr. 2026
Minnesota tied it on a classic give-and-go play.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 10 Apr. 2026
The Seminoles did not have a shot on goal until the 55th minute, when Konstantino Brown got a give-and-go pass from a teammate but his shot hit the side of the net, wide.
—Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 Feb. 2026
McKenzie Weinert and Catherine Barry executed a simple give-and-go in the 52nd minute that caught Carolina’s backline sleeping.
—Colin Cerniglia, Charlotte Observer, 7 Feb. 2026
Wilson made up for that in the second, feeding Fehervary on a give-and-go, and the Washington defenseman tied the game.
—CBS News, 3 Feb. 2026
As soon as Robinson snapped the blade in, Khusnutdinov jumped onto the ice and joined the weave in the offensive zone, dropping the puck for the circling Pastrnak, who then executed the pretty give-and-go with McAvoy for the winner.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 28 Jan. 2026
Sennecke opened up for a one-timer but instead cut to the net as Strome and Jackson LaCombe executed a give-and-go play.
—Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 17 Jan. 2026
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“Give-and-go.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/give-and-go. Accessed 19 Apr. 2026.
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