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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • As soon as Robinson snapped the blade in, Khusnutdinov jumped onto the ice and joined the weave in the offensive zone, dropping the puck for the circling Pastrnak, who then executed the pretty give-and-go with McAvoy for the winner.
    — Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 28 Jan. 2026
  • Substitute Riko Ueki scored for Japan in the 61st minute off a header give-and-go with teammate and fellow sub Honoka Hayashi, giving the United States something to think about down the stretch.
    — Christian Babcock, Mercury News, 12 Apr. 2026
  • The Real Madrid star played a give-and-go with captain Harry Kane and received the ball back in the center of the box, sliding it past the Mexican keeper and into the back of the net for a shock 2-0 lead that came in all of two minutes.
    — Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 5 July 2026
  • Both times, Montreal answered, first with a goal from the top of the circles by defenseman Mike Matheson, then again on a remarkable power-play give-and-go between Cole Caufield and Lane Hutson; the goal was Hutson’s first point of the series and the first on the power play by either team.
    — Arpon Basu, New York Times, 26 May 2026

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