How to Use play out in a Sentence

play out

verb
Definition of play outnext
Synonyms for play outnext
  • Much the same trend has played out inside the alliance.
    — Simon Shuster, Time, 10 July 2023
  • The fight for democracy would play out in the streets of Hartford.
    — Jon Grinspan, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Apr. 2024
  • 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
  • What are your thoughts on how that might play out in the second season?
    — Brande Victorian, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Jan. 2024
  • 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
  • On Friday, Trump asked Chutkan to pause the gag order until the appeals process plays out.
    — Devlin Barrett, Washington Post, 22 Oct. 2023
  • All playing out against the backdrop of some of the most stately edifices.
    — Rachel Silva, ELLE Decor, 8 Sep. 2023
  • What’s Next: The lawsuit is one of several playing out across the country.
    — Ernesto Londoño, New York Times, 27 Sep. 2023
  • In this small town on the Arctic Circle, a tense debate is playing out about how much is enough.
    — Erika Page, The Christian Science Monitor, 2 Feb. 2024
  • Bellows, a Democrat, paused the effect of her ruling to allow the appeals process to play out.
    — Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 5 Jan. 2024
  • Two is that the politics of the justices on the bench are very clearly playing out in their rulings.
    — Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 28 Mar. 2024
  • For that scenario to play out, the bill will have to make it into California law.
    — WIRED, 24 Mar. 2023
  • But there are just too many changes for the industry right now to be sure how everything will play out.
    — Jenny Gold, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2023
  • All these rom-com scenarios that played out in my head were just that—fantasies.
    — Molly Barstein, Vogue, 18 Jan. 2024
  • Life doesn’t play out exactly along the lines of vulgar Marxism.
    — Kate Aronoff, The New Republic, 24 Mar. 2023
  • All of these storylines will play out over the next 3-4 weeks for the Guardians as the specter of Terry Francona’s retirement looms.
    — Joe Noga, cleveland, 7 Sep. 2023
  • But democracy’s struggles will play out on a far vaster field.
    — Amy Davidson Sorkin, The New Yorker, 7 Jan. 2024
  • Here’s how the situation is playing out in the Capitol.
    — Lindsey Holden, Sacramento Bee, 10 Apr. 2024
  • He's been getting back on track after a difficult past year and a half that has played out onscreen and off.
    — Jordan Greene, Peoplemag, 19 Jan. 2024
  • The winner of the auction, which could take several days to play out, will likely emerge later this week.
    — Jeff John Roberts, Fortune Crypto, 23 Apr. 2023
  • That hasn’t played out like brands had hoped, although there are initial signs of recovery.
    — Prarthana Prakash, Fortune Europe, 20 Mar. 2024
  • The cat-and-mouse dynamic between Ezekiel and Cassie plays out routinely.
    — Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Feb. 2024
  • And of course their relationship has played out very publicly, in a way that there was no ecosystem for that in Joan Baez’s time, right?
    — Chris Klimek, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Mar. 2024
  • What’s playing out is a classic motte-and-bailey tactic.
    — WSJ, 4 Dec. 2023
  • Fans never got to see the book's fatal conclusion play out onscreen.
    — Benjamin Vanhoose, Peoplemag, 20 Oct. 2023
  • All sorts of little mini-dramas could play out throughout the season.
    — Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 8 Sep. 2023

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