How to Use played out in a Sentence

played out

adjective
  • I'm just played out after the week I've had.
  • Gilmore said that the city was pleased with how the filming played out.
    Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 30 Aug. 2022
  • But as the first game of the best of three series played out, the boys didn't beat up on the girls.
    The Indianapolis Star, 28 Sep. 2022
  • All of that stuff will be shown on the screen as the recording is played out.
    Wired Staff, WIRED, 6 Oct. 2022
  • The bizarre scene played out as a choir at the venue continued to sing.
    Cara Anna, USA TODAY, 16 Aug. 2022
  • But as the theme of the night played out, Hudson and Lal had an answer.
    cleveland, 21 Aug. 2021
  • The same patterns have played out in other cities across the state.
    Madison Iszler, San Antonio Express-News, 18 Nov. 2021
  • The way the rest of the game played out, that misfire proved critical.
    Jeff McDonald, San Antonio Express-News, 23 Jan. 2022
  • The campaign to drive the Russians out of Kherson played out over months.
    Maria Varenikova, New York Times, 11 Nov. 2022
  • But his career hasn’t played out that way to this point.
    Kevin Reynolds, The Salt Lake Tribune, 11 Mar. 2022
  • Part of that process was the one that has played out over the past several months.
    Megan Garber, The Atlantic, 21 Aug. 2021
  • The back-and-forth played out on social media for much of last year.
    Ashley Luthern, Journal Sentinel, 6 June 2022
  • This scenario is played out in cities around the country.
    Deborah Padgett, CNN, 11 Apr. 2022
  • In many ways, the problem stems from how Johnson’s demise played out.
    Alex Wickham, Bloomberg.com, 13 Aug. 2022
  • Broadly, the same trends have played out elsewhere, too.
    Yasmin Tayag, The Atlantic, 3 June 2022
  • Very similar to us in terms of how their games have played out.
    Andrew Gillis, cleveland, 19 Oct. 2022
  • Here’s how the AP poll played out this week: Division I 1.
    Jonathan X. Simmons, cleveland, 6 Sep. 2022
  • The weddings played out during the finale episode and is sure to leave fans shocked.
    Emily Longeretta, Variety, 25 Feb. 2022
  • The final seconds played out as most of the half had – with the home team frustrated.
    Jeff Potrykus, Journal Sentinel, 8 Oct. 2022
  • The way the game played out, there was little margin for error.
    Ann Killion, San Francisco Chronicle, 19 Sep. 2021
  • Set in a forest and played out in real time, the boy’s parents search for him.
    Callum McLennan, Variety, 17 Nov. 2022
  • Was there something in the way the two races played out that produced those results?
    Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 4 Nov. 2021
  • So the schedule played out nicely that the Colts played the Texans in that scenario.
    Nate Atkins, The Indianapolis Star, 6 Dec. 2021
  • The back-and-forth over coronavirus mandates has played out in schools across the greater San Diego area.
    Washington Post, 2 Dec. 2021
  • Sadly, the perils of this path have played out all too painfully.
    Lars Lehne, Forbes, 9 June 2022
  • That case, too, has been on hold while the federal cases played out.
    Claire Savage and Michael Tarm, USA TODAY, 1 Feb. 2023
  • The judge agreed to put Mr. Perry’s case on hold while those discussions played out.
    Jan Wolfe, WSJ, 24 Aug. 2022
  • The three latest road rage shootings add to the dozens that have played out on Texas roads over the past few months, FOX 26 reports.
    Fox News, 11 Apr. 2022
  • Kyzar has played out of Ashland’s No. 1 spot for the past three seasons while his sister Keira has been the No. 2.
    BostonGlobe.com, 10 Oct. 2021
  • The biggest debate on Capitol Hill Wednesday played out in a hallway – not the House floor.
    Candy Woodall, USA TODAY, 30 Mar. 2023

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