How to Use play at in a Sentence

play at

phrasal verb

• Shaking off a tough stretch, many were reminded of the damage this team could do when playing at it’s best.
  — Timothy Dashiell, Baltimore Sun, 24 May 2024
• In today’s deal, South would have done better to let North play at 3NT.
  — Frank Stewart, The Mercury News, 3 Aug. 2024
• Yes, that’s the same number of shows that the mighty Taylor Swift played at the venue in 2023.
  — Randy McMullen, The Mercury News, 15 May 2024
• Mayo committed to play at KU through the transfer portal on April 2.
  — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 15 May 2024
• There are numerous viral videos of the song being played at sporting events and other public gatherings.
  — Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 14 May 2024
• Stop by: The game will be played at 10:30am Saturday at Truist Park.
  — Wilborn P. Nobles Iii, Axios, 2 Aug. 2024
• There are conflicting reports about whether Miami will play at Seattle in Week 3 or 5.
  — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 15 May 2024
• Wisconsin coach Kelly Sheffield watched Rettke play at one of her earliest tournaments.
  — Stacy St. Clair, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2024
• Bronson only played at a handful of theaters in the U.S., but has become a cult classic thanks to Hardy’s feral and frightening work.
  — Elliott Smith and Chris Bellamy, EW.com, 23 May 2024
• Some smaller music artists have also been hurt by the lack of competition among promoters and are not given opportunities to play at larger venues, Sammataro said.
  — Wendy Lee, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2024
• The losers will play at 3 p.m. Friday in a third-place game.
  — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 8 Feb. 2024
• How did that feel to be playing at the same time as her?
  — Spin Contributor, SPIN, 16 Jan. 2024
• When Alice played at four spades, West, the Hatter, led the king of hearts.
  — Frank Stewart, The Mercury News, 11 July 2024
• Guests, drunk on liquor and a good time, buzz around her as a young girl plays at her feet.
  — Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Nov. 2023
• The Orioles were already scheduled to play at home the same date.
  — Jeff Barker, Baltimore Sun, 13 Sep. 2023
• All five Warriors starters played at least 40, as well.
  — Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 28 Jan. 2024
• The surprise of the match was how aggressively Medvedev played at the start.
  — Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 28 Jan. 2024
• To me, the plays at first base are more difficult to practice.
  — Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 24 May 2024
• So this is the life, the saying goes, young Peyton Miller has chosen, to play at 16 in a grown man’s league.
  — Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 26 July 2024
• The movie played at the Berlin Film Festival, and a few reviews trickled in.
  — Christopher Null, WIRED, 7 Feb. 2024
• Paredes stepped up with a crucial play at the back in the 66th minute, stomping his foot in Gignac’s space to win a ball and push it away.
  — oregonlive, 26 July 2023
• Noah Kahan is chiming in on the debate over which one of his songs is the best to play at weddings.
  — Jordan Greene, Peoplemag, 25 Oct. 2023
• Menlo School’s boys and girls teams will also play at home, as will the Christopher boys.
  — Joseph Dycus, The Mercury News, 21 Feb. 2024
• The night also marked the final time the Sockers played at Pechanga Arena, their home for the last 11 seasons.
  — Ivan Carter, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Apr. 2024
• The teams will play at 2 p.m. Saturday and 1 p.m. Sunday.
  — Ivan Carter, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 May 2024
• The call stood after the play at the plate was reviewed following a UM challenge.
  — Susan Miller Degnan, Miami Herald, 2 Mar. 2024
• Girma will be the first Ethiopian American to play at a World Cup.
  — Sean Gregory, Time, 13 July 2023
• Palacios connected with right fielder Megan Grant for a play at the plate to end the inning.
  — Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 31 May 2024
• The music played at these places is full of hits, from Vietnamese pop to Taylor Swift's latest.
  — Nguyên Lê, Chron, 21 Apr. 2023
• Sliding into second is one and also the play at home plate.
  — Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2024

Last Updated: 25 Aug 2024