How to Use play out in a Sentence
play out
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How will this play out over the next four games of the season?
— Kevin Reynolds, The Salt Lake Tribune, 25 Oct. 2022 -
Does the trend toward right-wing populism play out here?
— Todd Spangler, Detroit Free Press, 6 Nov. 2022 -
Tinsley recalled long discussions with Leone about how the scene should play out.
— Jack Dunn, Variety, 18 Oct. 2024 -
There's some indication that could play out in November.
— Mabinty Quarshie, USA TODAY, 28 Oct. 2022 -
One way this could play out is having a joint account used to pay all of the household bills, while each partner keeps their own personal savings account.
— Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2024 -
How might that dynamic play out for the character and, ultimately, affect his season arc?
— Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Nov. 2022 -
The big picture: The gender split is playing out across the country, with more men in the West and women in the East.
— Noah Bressner, Axios, 15 Oct. 2024 -
Regardless of how the other games play out, the season finale on the road against Army on Nov. 19 will be important.
— Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 30 Oct. 2022 -
Considering the show has already been pre-filmed up until the auctions, Cam's cryptic predictions about a team not finishing may very well play out to be true.
— Alicia Vrajlal, refinery29.com, 24 Oct. 2022 -
The plaintiffs seek an injunction to allow existing contracts to play out until their natural conclusion.
— Donald Luskin, WSJ, 1 Nov. 2022 -
If similar dynamics play out in the metaverse, the level of harm could increase significantly, some experts worry.
— Andrew R. Chow, Time, 27 Oct. 2022 -
On the defensive end, the Razorbacks continually stifled Kentucky's attempt to play out of its backfield.
— Arkansas Online, 28 Oct. 2022 -
Much the same trend has played out inside the alliance.
— Simon Shuster, Time, 10 July 2023 -
But that would take months to play out, and his own constituents would pay the price.
— Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 17 Dec. 2022 -
The fight for democracy would play out in the streets of Hartford.
— Jon Grinspan, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Apr. 2024 -
Look for the Stags to penetrate and kick the ball out to a shooter or play out of the low post.
— Adam Baum, The Enquirer, 15 Nov. 2022 -
How that will play out in the midst of an election is anyone’s guess.
— Vittoria Elliott, WIRED, 23 Aug. 2023 -
Many of those challenges have played out at the local level in the Phoenix area.
— Laura Gersony, The Arizona Republic, 20 Mar. 2024 -
So the Heat played it safe, avoided the hard cap, took care of Caleb Martin, and let things play out.
— Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 14 Apr. 2023 -
Viewers will see the split play out on season 2 of The Valley.
— Dana Rose Falcone, Peoplemag, 19 Sep. 2024 -
What are your thoughts on how that might play out in the second season?
— Brande Victorian, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Jan. 2024 -
There’s no telling how all that will play out, or who will prevail.
— Paul Elie, The New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2023 -
So a story will play out over three or four or five or six episodes.
— Wired Staff, WIRED, 26 Jan. 2023 -
That contrast will play out as the – the campaigns get into full gear.
— CBS News, 19 May 2024 -
In other words, the same scenario can play out in heart muscle and leg muscles, and the cause is the same.
— Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal, 30 Dec. 2022 -
Then dropped a line back in only to see the rod dip madly, then line begin to play out.
— oregonlive, 11 July 2023 -
The downfall of crypto has been playing out in courtrooms across the world.
— Tori Latham, Robb Report, 8 Sep. 2023 -
On some days, because the setups were quite long, Ethan would bring out his guitar and play out on the lot.
— Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 22 Dec. 2023 -
How will that play out in an era when school choice has become a GOP litmus test?
— Henry Gass, The Christian Science Monitor, 9 Mar. 2023 -
Here are five scenarios that could play out for the Texans at picks No. 2 and No. 12.
— Josh Criswell, Chron, 9 Jan. 2023
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