best player

collocation in English

meaningsofbestandplayer

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best
adjective
uk
/best/us
/best/
of the highest quality, or being the most suitable, pleasing, or effective type of thing ...
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player
noun[C]
uk
/ˈpleɪ.ər/us
/ˈpleɪ.ɚ/
someone who takes part in a game ...
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(Definition ofbestandplayerfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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As a sophomore she gained attention for her basketball skills, city rankings had her listed as the secondbestplayer.
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He was also voted thebestplayerof the 2005 season.
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In a survey on the club's web page, he was named thebestplayerin the club's history.
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The voters select the best defensive player at each position with thebestplayergiven 10 points, the second best nine points and so forth.
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Scoring 12 goals, he was the top scorer and was named thebestplayerof the tournament.
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Unfortunately, at this point you are not thebestplayerin the political game, but you are going to win.
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Some teams earn more selections of their players because fans often vote for their favorite team and not necessarily thebestplayer.
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He was also awarded asbestplayerof the league in that season.
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At his peak, he was the 24thbestplayerin the world - a grandmaster by today's standards.
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He wasn't thebestplayerin the conference so how can he be thebestplayerin the country?
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Some critics and fans of the reality show consider thebestplayerever.
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According to poker lore, everybody said that they were thebestplayer.
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Who, they were asked, was thebestplayerthey had ever played against?
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In 1999, during the club's centenary celebrations, a fan's poll declared him thebestplayerever to play for the club.
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In the second season, has become a major player on his positions repeatedly winning the statuette forbestplayerof the match.
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A brilliant defensive player, he was always chosen to guard thebestplayeron any opposing team.
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It was a top perfromance by him and for me he was thebestplayeron the pitch by a mile.
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He is a player who is always tasked to guard the opposing team'sbestplayerand even imports.
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He was named thebestplayerof the game.
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