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

It was the custom each year for the Thessalonians, the Boys' Literary Society of Washington High School, to give a play in the school auditorium.

From The Camp Fire Girls at School Or, The Wohelo Weavers by Frey, Hildegard G. (Hildegard Gertrude)

After the last adorable little fairy had toddled off—I hope to bed—we heard a youth behind us observe, "These nuts sure can give a play."

From The Smiling Hill-Top And Other California Sketches by Winslow, Carleton M.

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 Neagle, Charles F.