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 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.

The Comedy Company of Tondo was about to give a play, and the audience was settling for its enjoyment.

From An Eagle Flight A Filipino Novel Adapted from Noli Me Tangere by Rizal, José

The schools take the matter up and the Board of Education approves a plan for the pupils to give a play for the benefit of the Women’s and Children’s Hospital.

From The Corner House Girls' Odd Find Where they made it, and What the Strange Discovery led to by Hill, Grace Brooks