Sentence examples for was only a player from inspiring English sources

Collins was sure Montclair was only a player or two away from beating its rival and ending Montclair's decade-long drought without an appearance in the N.C.A.A. playoffs.

We all know those things, we don't say he [Ashraf] is the best man, but in his team, Dostum is only a player.

Mr. Chen, who later was tried and jailed for corruption, was only a small player in the tragedy, said Wang Fandi, a well-known pipa player.

"I was only a young player but I ended up being captain of the club," explains Postecoglou.

We wanted to change the fact that the cultural sector was only a small player in the online world.

"The target was only a minor player in the sector.

"I was only a bit player in a video.

Paul Manafort, a man who once managed Donald Trump's presidential campaign, was only a bit player in the political operation, White House press secretary Sean Spicer claimed Monday.

"There was only a few players that played outside the numbers: the corners and the wideouts.

In 1981, when Belo first went public, it was only a smallish regional player.

"And I was only a bit part player when we stayed up against Coventry in 2005.