How to Use give-and-go in a Sentence

give-and-go

noun
  • Minnesota tied it on a classic give-and-go play.
    — Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 10 Apr. 2026
  • Granlund and Leo Carlsson then teamed up for a fluid give-and-go to tie it.
    — ABC News, 27 Apr. 2026
  • The forward started a give-and-go with Krebs at the other end of the ice and scored on a wrist shot.
    — Miami Herald, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Next came a give-and-go from Müller, a shot, a carom and a blast into the mixer that produced a goal.
    — Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Dec. 2025
  • Joveljic scored the equalizer thanks to a nifty give-and-go between him and Mason Toye.
    — Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 17 Aug. 2025
  • Yazmeen Ryan received a give-and-go on a short corner and sent in a ball to Melissa Kössler at the far post.
    — Braidon Nourse, Denver Post, 17 May 2026
  • Martinez was not pressured by the Loons’ defense and was able to pull off a give-and-go with Timothy Tillman.
    — Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 25 Apr. 2026
  • The Spaniard made an immediate impact, scoring in the 73rd minute off a give-and-go with Messi.
    — Miami Herald, 9 May 2026
  • Wilson made up for that in the second, feeding Fehervary on a give-and-go, and the Washington defenseman tied the game.
    — CBS News, 3 Feb. 2026
  • Maybe Brown kept the pick-and-rolls, the dribble hand-offs, the give-and-go actions tucked as a form of gamesmanship so as to not tip his hand entering the playoffs.
    — Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 10 Apr. 2026
  • Agustin Ojeda tapped a pass to Nicolas Fernandez near the right sideline and darted toward the end line on the give-and-go.
    — CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
  • No Sacramento defender followed, so Amang hit Moon with the give-and-go pass into the 18-yard box.
    — Idaho Statesman, 12 July 2026
  • Hannes Wolf started the scoring sequence with a nice give-and-go to send a pass across the goal to find Martinez for his first goal since returning from a knee injury.
    — ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Sennecke opened up for a one-timer but instead cut to the net as Strome and Jackson LaCombe executed a give-and-go play.
    — Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 17 Jan. 2026
  • Midfielder Lia Godfrey struck first as the recipient of a good give-and-go and executor of a straightforward finish.
    — Braidon Nourse, Denver Post, 26 Apr. 2026
  • The Seminoles did not have a shot on goal until the 55th minute, when Konstantino Brown got a give-and-go pass from a teammate but his shot hit the side of the net, wide.
    — Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 Feb. 2026
  • In the 58th minute, Pedro Porro scored another goal for Spain on a give-and-go play that exposed a French defensive lapse.
    — Ashley Mowreader, NBC news, 14 July 2026
  • Lehkonen played a give-and-go with MacKinnon on the right side and MacKinnon blasted a one-timer from the circle for the 3-1 lead.
    — Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 19 Oct. 2025
  • But the Swiss mounted a vigorous push early in the second half, punctuated by Dan Ndoye’s tying goal on a give-and-go run in the 67th minute.
    — Alex Kirshner, New York Times, 12 July 2026
  • Noel Acciari screened Andersen on Novak's shot from the high slot, and Mantha scored his second goal after a give-and-go with Brazeau.
    — CBS News, 31 Dec. 2025
  • That allowed Ojeda, just inside the top of the 18-yard box, to chip a first-touch pass over four defenders to a charging Griezmann on the give-and-go for a first-touch finish from 7 yards out.
    — Kyle Foley, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 Oct. 2026
  • The Manchester United player ran a quick give-and-go with Nicolas Pépé, taking the short return pass and then dribbling through the Norwegian defense.
    — Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 30 June 2026
  • Mangiapane scored on a redirect and McDavid poked in a loose puck to tie it late in the period, but Hartman finished a give-and-go with Jake Middleton with eight seconds left.
    — CBS News, 21 Dec. 2025
  • But the Americans responded with a 10-2 run of their own, sparked by a short-range jumper from Stewart off a give-and-go action with Jackie Young, and pulled within two by halftime.
    — Annie Costabile, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2026
  • Diallo evened the score at 1-1 after a give-and-go with Nicolas Pepe, who scored both Ivory Coast goals in its previous game and was stopped by Nyland in the 55th minute.
    — ABC News, 30 June 2026
  • Dorofeyev learned to play with different players, shared the puck, and became a give-and-go master with Mitch Marner, Dorofeyev’s center for much of the year when William Karlsson was hurt.
    — Michael Russo, New York Times, 14 June 2026
  • In the 54th minute, New Zealand fought to get the ball back at midfield and then Elijah Just streaked forward, playing a give-and-go with Chris Wood at the top of the 18-yard box.
    — Andrew Greif, NBC news, 16 June 2026
  • McKenzie Weinert and Catherine Barry executed a simple give-and-go in the 52nd minute that caught Carolina’s backline sleeping.
    — Colin Cerniglia, Charlotte Observer, 7 Feb. 2026
  • Brown has leaned more heavily into actions featuring both All-Stars — particularly pick-and-rolls, dribble hand-offs (DHO) and give-and-go actions — as the playoffs approach.
    — Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 9 Apr. 2026
  • The 5-foot-4 Cubas followed with a quick give-and-go to beat SDFC’s rapid convergence, ran to a through pass into the box, pulled out the goalkeeper with a dribble drive and made an ideal crossing pass, left to right.
    — Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Dec. 2025

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