byplay

Example Sentences

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All this byplay has predictably undermined confidence that the deal will ever happen.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2022

“Yes, she is quite wonderful, isn’t she? My favourite bit of byplay was when Sky’s Ewen Murray asked her if she liked Tommy Fleetwood’s all-the-fashion golf shirt. ‘

From The Guardian • Jul. 19, 2019

Their comic byplay — Pumbaa, ever overeager, and Timon, vainglorious and slyly mocking of his pal — are delightful scene-stealers, and their singing of “Hakuna Matata” is a giddy high point.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 11, 2019

The exchange was skewered online, though it was the kind of byplay that, off-camera, is typical in interviews.

From New York Times • Nov. 4, 2018

The byplay occupied only a moment, and, as Ribero had half-turned from the table to greet those entering at his back, it escaped the notice of everyone except Saxon himself.

From The Key to Yesterday by Buck, Charles Neville