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
"We might give a play or a concert," suggested Eva Allen.
From Grace Harlowe's Senior Year at High School by Flower, Jessie Graham [pseud.]
Why he didn't give a play I don't know, the same old reliable stock was here and had just supported Oliver Doud Byron.
From The Mormons and the Theatre or The History of Theatricals in Utah by Lindsay, John S.
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.
