point guard

noun

: a guard in basketball who is chiefly responsible for running the offense

Examples of point guard in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Picking will portray Tommy White, the Los Angeles Waves’ new pretty-boy star point guard. —Denise Petski, Deadline, 25 Sep. 2025

Ahead, Hargitay opens up about skin care secrets, aging as a woman in Hollywood, and creating a documentary about her mother, Jayne Mansfield—plus her love for Taylor Swift and New York Knicks point guard Jalen Brunson. —Ariana Yaptangco, Glamour, 24 Sep. 2025

Five-time All-Star center Karl-Anthony Towns, now the team's second-best player behind only two-time All-NBA point guard Jalen Brunson, was acquired from the Minnesota Timberwolves for former three-time New York power forward Julius Randle. —Alex Kirschenbaum, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025

Cecilia Zandalasini and most improved point guard Veronica Burton are restricted free agents. —Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 19 Sep. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1969, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for point guard

• asgard
• backyard
• barnyard
• blackguard
• bombard
• brickyard
• canard
• churchyard
• coastguard
• courtyard
• debarred
• diehard