power play
noun
1
: a military, diplomatic, political, or administrative maneuver in which power is brought to bear
2
a
: a concentrated attack in football in which the ballcarrier is preceded by a mass of blockers
b
: a situation in ice hockey in which one team temporarily has more players on the ice than the other team because of a penalty
Examples of power play in a Sentence
They scored their first goal on a power play.
He made a power play to seize control of the company.
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Mikael Granlund tied the game on the power play by blasting a shot over Skinner’s shoulder from the faceoff dot.
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Daniel Nugent-Bowman, New York Times, 22 May 2025
This time, Tkachuk came through on the power play much quicker as Florida pressed an advantage with Carolina’s Jaccob Slavin lost his stick.
—Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 19 May 2025
The power play, the only one of the game, was called in the final seconds of regulation when the Stars’ Sam Steel was tripped on a breakaway.
—Mac Engel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 May 2025
And their power play, which was just 4 of 18 in the series entering Friday’s game?
—Adam Beasley, Miami Herald, 17 May 2025
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Daniel Nugent-Bowman, New York Times, 22 May 2025
This time, Tkachuk came through on the power play much quicker as Florida pressed an advantage with Carolina’s Jaccob Slavin lost his stick.
—Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 19 May 2025
The power play, the only one of the game, was called in the final seconds of regulation when the Stars’ Sam Steel was tripped on a breakaway.
—Mac Engel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 May 2025
And their power play, which was just 4 of 18 in the series entering Friday’s game?
—Adam Beasley, Miami Herald, 17 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for power play
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“Power play.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/power%20play. Accessed 26 May. 2025.
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