playbook
noun
play·book
ˈplā-ˌbu̇k 
1
: one or more plays in book form
2
: a notebook containing diagrammed football plays
3
: a stock of usual tactics or methods
straight from his opponent's political playbook
Examples of playbook in a Sentence
He studied the new plays in the team's playbook.
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Are decisions supported by playbooks or just pressure?
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Rhett Power, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
The reversal marks just one example of how Trump is rewriting Republicans’ decades-old playbook on countering Beijing’s influence in the United States and abroad.
—Christian Datoc, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
Simons, the attorney representing the victims, suggested that could be part of the church’s playbook.
—Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 12 Sep. 2025
Jones is a fairly accurate, experienced quarterback who has the new playbook down and who has been humbled a bit.
—Vic Tafur, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
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Rhett Power, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
The reversal marks just one example of how Trump is rewriting Republicans’ decades-old playbook on countering Beijing’s influence in the United States and abroad.
—Christian Datoc, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
Simons, the attorney representing the victims, suggested that could be part of the church’s playbook.
—Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 12 Sep. 2025
Jones is a fairly accurate, experienced quarterback who has the new playbook down and who has been humbled a bit.
—Vic Tafur, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for playbook
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“Playbook.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/playbook. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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