playbook

noun

play·book ˈplā-ˌbu̇k

: one or more plays in book form

: a notebook containing diagrammed football plays

: a stock of usual tactics or methods

straight from his opponent's political playbook

Examples of playbook in a Sentence

He studied the new plays in the team's playbook.

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Even if China does not abandon its gray-zone playbook, such steps would, at the very least, better prepare Taiwan for a conflict that such coercion has made all the more likely. —

David Sacks, Foreign Affairs, 8 Nov. 2024 Rather than following the direct-to-consumer (DTC) playbook of the 2010s, many of today's most successful creator brands are making Walmart their primary launch platform, tapping into the retailer's massive physical footprint and its growing connection with young consumers. —

Kiri Masters, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024 The playbook from which Trump is drawing was written 30 years ago in California. —

Eladio B. Bobadilla / Made By History, TIME, 5 Nov. 2024 But Democrats have said the playbook is not so cut and dry. —

Ella Lee, The Hill, 1 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for playbook