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
Bell and Pegg puncture conventions while still generating genuine chemistry and comic byplay.
From New York Times ● Apr. 21, 2021
“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
Husband and wife "took turns" from the single cup; there was gayety and byplay.
From The Higher Court by Daggett, Mary Stewart