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Played in a sentence

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Played | Play | Players | Player | Playing | Plays

Played meaning

simple past and past participle of play

Using Played

  • The main meaning on this page is: simple past and past participle of play
  • In the example corpus, played often appears in combinations such as: played by, played in, he played.

Context around Played

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 28.4 words
  • Position in the sentence: 11 start, 9 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

leblanc 2× years 2× badminton 2× aniston 1× cox 1× kudrow 1× perry 1× schwimmer 1× joyce 1× terry 1×

Often after:

rachel 1× monica 1× phoebe 1× joey 1× chandler 1× ross 1× spurs 1× liverpool 1× man 1× quarterback 1×

Sentence patterns with Played

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

26 instead played a top 1× 35 dean played 38 minutes 1× adrian edmondson played estragon with 1× adult years played by trevante 1× although smu played with the 1× and later played for appalachian 1× and vision played by paul 1× archie played by adam 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a couple of 1× after departing the 1× after opening night 1× alfie bridgens from 1× all the light 1× although birdie is 1×

Common sentence endings:

and duncan thornley 1× and jonny brodzinski 1× by louis hofmann 1× by pamela winslow 1× by paul bettany 1× dr christian troy 1×

Words around Played

Just before it in the word index:

playdowns 6 playdough 2 playday 4 playdates 4 playdate 14 playcoin 3

Just after it in the word index:

player 17.493 playerbase 8 playermore 2 players 27.782 playertek 2 playerunknown 19

Similar in corpus frequency:

face 23.578 stock 23.545 ever 23.429 program 23.420 role 23.400 board 23.387

Corpus analysis for Played

  • In this selection, "played" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 28.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, leblanc, years, badminton, rachel, monica and phoebe stand out and add context to how "played" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include 26 instead played a top, 35 dean played 38 minutes, games played and hasn played. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "played" sits close to words such as face, stock and ever, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with played

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Every time we played against Missouri or played against Mike, we played against eight (in practice). (16 words)

Drummer played 33 minutes while Onyenwere and Corsaro each played 35. Dean played 38 minutes in this game. (18 words)

A couple of my mates have played this role, but then lots of people have also played Richard III. (19 words)

Longer example sentences

Viewers are taken on a journey through Chiron’s childhood (where he is played by Alex R Hibbert), his teen years (played by Ashton Sanders) and his adult years (played by Trevante Rhodes) as he comes to terms with his sexuality. (41 words)

After departing the show at the end of season 5, McMahon then played Victor Von Doom in the movies, McCarthy in and Special Agent Jess LaCroix in He also reunited with where he played the main character, Dr. Christian Troy. (40 words)

After opening night, the once-and-current No. 26 instead played a top-nine role in every game he had played until Thursday at Tampa Bay, when he skated on the fourth line with Sammy Blais and Jonny Brodzinski. (39 words)

Example sentences (20)

Jennifer Aniston played Rachel, Courtney Cox played Monica, Lisa Kudrow played Phoebe, Matt LeBlanc played Joey, Matthew Perry played Chandler, and David Schwimmer played Ross.

Kompany said: “They’re a top team, but it doesn’t change from when we played Spurs, when we played Liverpool, when we played Man City not long ago.

Viewers are taken on a journey through Chiron’s childhood (where he is played by Alex R Hibbert), his teen years (played by Ashton Sanders) and his adult years (played by Trevante Rhodes) as he comes to terms with his sexuality.

Joyce played quarterback during two of Terry’s seasons at Mount Airy and later played for Appalachian State University, where Terry played as well.

Veteran artiste Soorikumeru K. Govind Bhat played the role of “Ekalavya”, Dr Dinesh Nayak played the role of Arjuna and Jabbar Samo Sampaje played the role of Dronacharya.

Walter (played by Ntare Guma Mbaho Mwine) is waiting for his wife Esther (played by Zainab Jah) and his daughter Sylvia (played by Jayme Lawson) to arrive.

Drummer played 33 minutes while Onyenwere and Corsaro each played 35. Dean played 38 minutes in this game.

Every time we played against Missouri or played against Mike, we played against eight (in practice).

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This film also introduces new Avengers: The Scarlet Witch (played by Elizabeth Olson), Quicksilver (played by Aaron Taylor-Johnson), and Vision (played by Paul Bettany).

Although Birdie is played indoors (like competitive badminton played throughout Europe and Asia, and in the Olympics), it is more similar to the family-fun badminton played in back yards across America.

He built his fame and public visibility in such movies as A Free Soul (1931), in which he played a gangster who shoved the character played by Norma Shearer; Gable never played a supporting role again.

Kay McClelland, who played both Rapunzel and the Stepsister Florinda, stayed with the cast but only played Florinda, Rapunzel being played by Pamela Winslow.

Rik Mayall played Vladimir and Adrian Edmondson played Estragon, with Philip Jackson as Pozzo and Christopher Ryan as Lucky; the boy was played by Dean Gaffney and Duncan Thornley.

A couple of my mates have played this role, but then lots of people have also played Richard III.

After departing the show at the end of season 5, McMahon then played Victor Von Doom in the movies, McCarthy in and Special Agent Jess LaCroix in He also reunited with where he played the main character, Dr. Christian Troy.

After opening night, the once-and-current No. 26 instead played a top-nine role in every game he had played until Thursday at Tampa Bay, when he skated on the fourth line with Sammy Blais and Jonny Brodzinski.

Alfie Bridgens, from Barrow in Cumbria, appeared on the ITV talent show last year, where he played his own song ‘Sit Back and Have a Nice Beer’, which he played on the Ukelele.

All the Light You Cannot See occurs during the height of the Second World War and revolves around Marie-Laure LeBlanc, played by Aria Mia Loberti, and Werner Pfennig, played by Louis Hofmann.

Although SMU played with the same starting lineup for the fifth straight game, the bench played a key role in the game’s development.

Archie, played by Adam Godley, is not based on a specific historical figure in but rather represents the power that the church played in Russian Rule.

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Common combinations with played

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "played" in a sentence?
An example: "Jennifer Aniston played Rachel, Courtney Cox played Monica, Lisa Kudrow played Phoebe, Matt LeBlanc played Joey, Matthew Perry played Chandler, and David Schwimmer played Ross." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "played" from authentic English texts.
What does "played" mean?
Played means: simple past and past participle of play
How many example sentences with "played" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "played", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.