How to Use playmaker in a Sentence

playmaker

noun

• Pride is a playmaker with the ball in his hands.
  — Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Apr. 2026
• Kucherov is the best east-west playmaker in the sport.
  — Harman Dayal, New York Times, 2 Mar. 2026
• Ward is a playmaker who is used to spread systems.
  — Ted Nguyen, New York Times, 20 May 2026
• Diggins can score and is seen as a playmaker with the ball in his hands.
  — Shreyas Laddha, courant.com, 9 Dec. 2021
• The number has been passed down to the team’s top playmaker each year.
  — Scott Patsko, cleveland, 25 Apr. 2020
• Senior playmaker with a strong frame and size.
  — ABC News, 23 June 2026
• Now, the timing could be right to try and make a strong push for the star playmaker.
  — James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025
• The 49ers need to find playmakers who can break away in the open field or go deep.
  — Cam Inman, Mercury News, 27 May 2026
• Keep drafting playmakers around him, and find out.
  — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 23 Apr. 2026
• Pearsall is looking to step up both as a leader and a playmaker.
  — Michelle Gardner, The Arizona Republic, 18 Aug. 2021
• Kyle Shanahan could have a lot of fun with a playmaker like this.
  — Nick Baumgardner, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2026
• Scott is a playmaker who shined brightest on the biggest stage this past year.
  — Joseph Hoyt, Dallas Morning News, 13 Mar. 2026
• The playmaker can be dangerous with the ball in his hands.
  — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 30 Mar. 2026
• The defense still has a ton of playmakers, and should be able to deal with the injury.
  — Mark Kern, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
• The thought among league observers is that Knies has room to grow as a playmaker.
  — The Athletic Nhl, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
• Brown hopes to become a playmaker in the Harvin-mold.
  — Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 Mar. 2026
• So the Rebels need more playmakers in the secondary.
  — Antonio Morales, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2026
• Barkate said the pair of playmakers talked to each other during the process.
  — Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 14 Apr. 2026
• Monken is very good at designing ways to get the ball to his playmakers in space and on the run.
  — Ted Nguyen, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2026
• Mueller, a four-star prospect, was a versatile playmaker in high school.
  — Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 16 Mar. 2026
• There’s always room for a playmaker.
  — Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 10 Sep. 2025
• Wilson has been a top playmaker and leader for the Gators in the past.
  — Edgar Thompson, orlandosentinel.com, 10 Oct. 2020
• Pierre Tran has stepped up as a playmaker for us on the offensive end.
  — oregonlive, 11 June 2021
• One commands the offense with all eyes always on them to be the playmaker.
  — Dallas News, 19 Dec. 2022
• Great three-point shooter and a very solid playmaker.
  — Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 20 Apr. 2026
• The sophomore from Iowa will be put to the test as the playmaker of the offense.
  — Katherine Griffith, Dallas News, 18 Aug. 2020
• Flowers also carried twice for nine yards as the busiest playmaker on the team.
  — Childs Walker, Baltimore Sun, 11 Sep. 2023
• But finding playmakers might give the Dolphins a chance in this new era.
  — Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 15 Apr. 2026
• Kolek has proven to be one of the best playmakers in college basketball.
  — Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 16 Feb. 2023
• None of this is to say the Commanders won’t miss one of their top playmakers.
  — Ben Standig, The Athletic, 4 Dec. 2024