How to Use attackman in a Sentence

attackman

noun
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  • On the field, Smith’s work shows a complete attackman that brought confidence to the team, whether the ball was in his stick or not.
    — Glenn Graham, baltimoresun.com, 30 July 2021
  • Reeves, the All-American attackman, had three goals and six points.
    — Hartford Courant, courant.com, 5 May 2017
  • The senior attackman didn't come out as far and had much less of an angle on this attempt.
    — Hartford Courant, courant.com, 6 May 2018
  • One of the keys that helped him make the jump was [sophomore attackman] Donnie Kitchen, who had over 100 points and that took a lot of pressure off of Michael [Fox].
    — Wells Dusenbury, Sun-Sentinel.com, 10 May 2018
  • Johns Hopkins attackman Shack Stanwick has at least one point in all 48 games of his career.
    — Jonas Shaffer, baltimoresun.com, 12 Dec. 2017
  • Senior attackman Jared Bernhardt led Maryland with five goals, three of them in the third quarter.
    — Mike Preston, baltimoresun.com, 6 Mar. 2021
  • The sophomore attackman on Thursday was named one of five finalists for the Tewaaraton Award.
    — Eddie Timanus, USA TODAY, 12 May 2017
  • Senior attackman Tim Keefe scored with 1 second left for the Trojans (10-3).
    — BostonGlobe.com, 12 June 2021
  • The senior attackman finished with four goals and four assists to give him 27 points through seven games this spring (19 goals, eight assists).
    — Kyle McFadden, Howard County Times, 21 Apr. 2018
  • Liberty junior attackman Jesse Jason scored early in the fourth to make it 7-6, but the teams traded a few turnovers over the next few minutes that too up some time.
    — Pat Stoetzer, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, 10 May 2021
  • The offense for the Tar Heels, who have won two in a row, begins and ends with graduate student attackman Chris Gray, who ranks second in the nation in points per game (6.3).
    — Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 1 Apr. 2022
  • Learning how to exploit defenses on the court has helped him when defenders slide to him as an attackman.
    — Ethan McDowell, BostonGlobe.com, 19 May 2022
  • Ohio State’s offense has found a catalyst in senior attackman Jack Meyers, who ranks fifth in the nation in points per game (6.3).
    — Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 25 Mar. 2022
  • The Cardinals have been led by junior attackman Harry Stanton, whose 3.8 goals a game are seventh in the country.
    — Desmond Conner, courant.com, 28 Apr. 2017
  • The Greyhounds will lean on graduate student attackman Aidan Olmstead, who is tied for 32nd at 4.0.
    — Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 15 Apr. 2022
  • Griffin Bowie, Benjamin, senior: Shifty attackman has been the key to the Bucs’ offense, totaling 35 goals and 49 assists.
    — Wells Dusenbury, Sun-Sentinel.com, 27 Apr. 2017
  • Franchuk shut out junior attackman Brendan Nichtern, the eighth-leading scorer in Division I at 5.4 points per game.
    — Edward Lee, baltimoresun.com, 28 Apr. 2021
  • Senior attackman Ryan Lanchbury tied his career high with 12 points in the victory.
    — Baltimore Sun Staff, baltimoresun.com, 25 Apr. 2021
  • The group watched lacrosse highlights in their friend’s basement featuring Mr. Sheehan, an attackman.
    — Rosalie R. Radomsky, New York Times, 9 Dec. 2022
  • The senior attackman finished with five goals and four assists, tying a season-best with nine points, to lead the Lions to a commanding 16-4 home victory.
    — Tim Schwartz, Howard County Times, 17 May 2018
  • Kalama, a senior crease attackman who graduated from Bel Air, is the shortest player on the roster at 5 feet 5.
    — Edward Lee, baltimoresun.com, 27 May 2017
  • Led by five goals from sophomore attackman Daniel Maltz, the Terps remained unbeaten against Michigan in their seven-game series.
    — Mike Preston, baltimoresun.com, 20 Feb. 2021
  • At times, his job to cover an opponent’s top attackman was assigned to other teammates.
    — Edward Lee, baltimoresun.com, 20 Apr. 2018
  • After the game, Terps fifth-year senior attackman Logan Wisnauskas took the accomplishments in stride.
    — Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 8 May 2022
  • Cherry Creek’s dominance down the stretch of the season en route to the 5A boys lacrosse championship is largely attributed to senior attackman and junior goalie Knox Dent.
    — Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, 30 May 2017
  • The offense might still be searching for the initiator that former attackman Jake Carraway was, but the defense has been suffocating at times.
    — Edward Lee, baltimoresun.com, 25 Feb. 2022
  • The rivalry hit a boiling point in 2012 when a Raider player sucker-punched a Scots attackman in St. Andrew’s lopsided second round win.
    — Wells Dusenbury, Sun-Sentinel.com, 2 May 2018
  • Junior attackman Zack Johnson had four goals and senior midfielder Cam Doolan added two goals and an an assist.
    — Pat Stoetzer, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, 10 May 2021
  • Fifth-year senior attackman Logan Wisnauskas (16 goals and nine assists) is validating the team’s decision to bequeath him the vaunted No. 1 jersey.
    — Edward Lee, baltimoresun.com, 4 Mar. 2022
  • In the case of Westminster boys lacrosse’s Jackson Zaranski, the numbers produced by the senior attackman are a clear representation of not just his impact on the field, but his personality and character.
    — Timothy Dashiell, Baltimore Sun, 28 Apr. 2023

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