Wondering how to use Play in a sentence? Below are 20 example sentences from real English texts. Including the meaning and synonyms such as move or recreation.

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Play in a sentence

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Play meaning

  1. To act in a manner such that one has fun; to engage in activities expressly for the purpose of recreation or entertainment.
  2. To toy or trifle; to act with levity or thoughtlessness; to be careless.
  3. To perform in (a sport); to participate in (a game).

Synonyms of Play

act move diversion recreation toy work perform gamble do behave re-create use activity action dally

Play in Dutch

Example sentences (20)

A number of All Blacks players now play their rugby abroad and are thus ineligible to play for the national team.

AN affordable play group allowing parents to mingle and children to play freely has been set up at a church in Orford.

Australia will play in a quarter-final match on Saturday, August 12 but the team they will play has not yet been decided.

Amid Edwards’ absence, rumors have been flying about his future as the play-by-play voice for the Bruins.

And if Harden chooses to play, can he be trusted not to sabotage the 76ers season with indifferent play?

But if given the opportunity to play again, I will very likely play again and very likely win again.

Asked to play in an unfamiliar role he dominated the game; breaking up play and starting attacks.

A guy who has been getting pounded mercilessly for most of four weeks, thanks to poor offensive line play and some questionable play-calling.

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After Saturday’s game, the Rangers will travel to Dallas to play the Stars on Monday and then to Pittsburgh to play the Penguins on Wednesday.

After all, they play in a league notorious for scoring points, and as the Cougars get deeper into conference play they will need something to lean on.

Caridi’s current role as radio play-by-play began a decade later in 1997.

After two rounds of play the Cowgirls sit in 13 with one round to play.

A hooking penalty on Chad Ruhwedel gave Ottawa a power play, and Drake Batherson jammed home a shot by Tristan Jarry from just outside the crease with 2:09 to play.

Eventually down the track I'd love to play for the Crows - play for where I'm from, play with my cousins, my uncles.

Fortnite Battle Royal is a game that you can play alone, you can play it in a duo, but you can also play it in a squad.

Play money tournaments usually require the 'payment' of play money and the tournament winnings are play money.

I like the Jags -3.5, Chubb won't play, Njoku won't play Wills won't play, Watson hasn't been good since his Texans days.

Bafana will play Eswatini at Orlando Stadium, before travelling to Abidjan to play the Elephants, where they will get a taste of what the atmosphere will be like at the finals.

Originally slated were Sean Penn to play Larry, Benicio del Toro to play Moe, and Jim Carrey to play Curly.

You think about it more play by play and what your job is on that specific play," the athlete explained.

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Common combinations with play

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

  • to play 95×
  • play the 27×
  • the play 27×
  • play in 24×
  • play and 21×
  • play for 21×
  • can play 19×
  • play with 18×
  • will play 18×
  • of play 16×

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "play" in a sentence?
An example: "A number of All Blacks players now play their rugby abroad and are thus ineligible to play for the national team." This page contains 20 example sentences with the word "play" from real English texts.
What does "play" mean?
Play means: To act in a manner such that one has fun; to engage in activities expressly for the purpose of recreation or entertainment.
What are synonyms of "play"?
Common synonyms of "play" include: act, move, diversion, recreation, toy, work, perform, gamble. Plus 7 more synonyms.
What is "play" in Dutch?
"play" translates to Dutch as: optreden, spelen, meespelen, spel.
How many example sentences with "play" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 20 example sentences with "play", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.

About these examples

The 20 examples on this page contain the complete word play. Duplicate, incomplete, unusually short and technically noisy sentences are removed automatically. The definition is sourced from Wiktionary. Read more about our sources and checks on the About Voorbeeldzinnen.info page or see how to report a correction.