give a play
Example Sentences
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Moralists and pragmatists might argue, from their different perspectives, that it is silly to give a play a name that has to have one, two or three letters removed for advertising or publishing purposes.
From The Guardian ● May 28, 2015
It nevertheless takes much more than heightened scenic effect to give a play dramatic power.
From Time Magazine Archive
“Fathers and mothers, and ladies and gentlemen,” she began, “we are going to give a play called ‘A Tale of Two Cities,’ by Charles Dickens and me.”
From The Cricket by J. Scott (John Scott) Williams
"We might give a play or a concert," suggested Eva Allen.
From Grace Harlowe's Senior Year at High School by Jessie Graham [pseud.] Flower
It seemed therefore that the business meeting was closed, when a voice from the opposite side of the table broke in with: "Say, Rosie, why can't us goils give a play?"
From New Faces by Charles F. Neagle
