set play
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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“You can wrestle momentum away from teams and create your own. Every goal, every block, every every set play — everything that we’re doing is together. That’s how we create the momentum.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 22, 2026
"The set play goal I will take responsibility for if the players are stood in the right place. For some reason two of them have decided to change roles late in the game," he said.
From BBC ● Dec. 14, 2024
But the forward was in position for the set play in the 55th minute, beating Portland defender Meghan Klingenberg to the ball to bump a header past keeper Shelby Ann Hogan.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 28, 2023
With Tina Charles out for multiple games and Elena Delle Donne banged up and back in the locker room, the Washington Mystics ran arguably their best set play of the night on their final possession.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 26, 2021
Finland responded quickly on a power play, with Simontaival finishing off a one-touch pass from Kasper Puutio on a set play at 14:06.
From Fox News ● Jan. 5, 2021
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