play out
Example Sentences
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It will take several days for SpaceX shares to show up in any major index funds, so the offering’s wider impact on the market could play out over the next several weeks or longer.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026
It has to be remembered this story is not over and, with Argentina and Portugal potentially meeting in the latter stages of this summer's World Cup, the final act could be about to play out.
From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026
“That battle of information will play out almost in different realms.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026
In most of these, we can see the mother-son dynamic, however frustrating or overbearing or dysfunctional, play out.
From Salon • Jun. 4, 2026
“Don’t try to make a big Arthur Miller play out of Levy Pants.”
From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole
