How to Use come into play in a Sentence

come into play

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  • That's where the Hoosier artists' new works will come into play.
    The Indianapolis Star, 17 Feb. 2023
  • And once the Williams sisters come into play, the whole game changed.
    Alfred Konuwa, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
  • And that’s where the run-pass option has to come into play.
    Ainslie Lee | Alee@al.com, al, 19 Sep. 2023
  • Kevin notes how Bruce Bochy’s command of the bullpen has already come into play.
    Sportsday Staff, Dallas News, 5 Apr. 2023
  • This is where the best eyeshadow sticks come into play.
    Kiana Murden, Vogue, 17 Mar. 2023
  • The small, cupped mouth doesn’t quite come into play while the pencil is being retrieved.
    Jimmy Fee, Field & Stream, 13 Sep. 2023
  • Among the tenets of eating sustainably, there are a few that come into play here.
    Melissa Breyer, Treehugger, 31 July 2023
  • But Sobers adds that, in a front split, your quadriceps also come into play.
    Women's Health, 11 July 2023
  • This is where robots, or rather teams of robots, come into play.
    IEEE Spectrum, 27 Oct. 2023
  • Talent will not be a problem, but depth could come into play.
    John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Aug. 2023
  • There is a wide range in price when looking at stand mixers and many factors come into play.
    Carrie Honaker, Southern Living, 22 June 2023
  • This is where beard supplements, such as those offered by the Beard Club, come into play.
    Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 9 June 2023
  • This email would come into play again on the second part of the reunion, when the question of Monica’s name, or rather names, was brought up.
    Alex Zaragoza, Los Angeles Times, 18 Jan. 2024
  • While function is important, so is style — and that’s where Coach’s bags come into play.
    Rachel Trujillo, Travel + Leisure, 24 Feb. 2024
  • That’s where these handy RFID-secure wallets come into play.
    Dan Michel, Travel + Leisure, 22 Aug. 2023
  • Of course, these are just a few factors that could help the Lions win the Super Bowl, and there are many other variables that could come into play.
    Dave Birkett, Detroit Free Press, 3 May 2023
  • By Wednesday and Thursday, the low pressure area moving across the eastern U.S. will come into play.
    Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 9 Sep. 2023
  • Once the water warms, other factors may come into play.
    Lesley Evans Ogden, Discover Magazine, 7 Apr. 2023
  • Meanwhile, her client’s wardrobe can also come into play.
    Deanna Kizis, Sunset Magazine, 7 Apr. 2023
  • Au said the cost of the Lunchables for schools interested in procuring them is something else that would come into play.
    Parija Kavilanz, CNN, 13 Mar. 2023
  • But giving him shortstop reps right now, just in case of the variables that could come into play, certainly wouldn’t hurt.
    Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2023
  • Enthusiasm can take a sober turn once the details come into play.
    USA TODAY, 23 Mar. 2024
  • These are the things that the Commission addresses, and one’s party should not come into play on these issues.
    Charlotte Observer, 8 Feb. 2024
  • So how do those private-sector technologies and economies of scale come into play?
    Carolyn Barber, Fortune, 29 June 2023
  • One factor that could come into play, though, is the GOP's recent efforts in the midterm elections to woo Hispanics, who make up about 13% of the electorate.
    Cristina Corujo, CBS News, 1 Sep. 2023
  • Don’t forget that size can really come into play here, too.
    Kristina McGuirk, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Mar. 2023
  • Peter is the weaker of the two and, until his symbiote powers come into play, the less interesting to play.
    Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 16 Oct. 2023
  • And that is where his plans to do something big – individually or as part of a team -- come into play.
    Robert Higgs, cleveland, 28 Dec. 2022
  • Florals are an obvious choice; clock faces could come into play.
    Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 3 May 2024
  • But other factors such as comfort and even safety come into play, too.
    Rachel Kurzius, Washington Post, 11 Jan. 2024

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