problem play

Example Sentences

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“We should be in unison about the primary, and we should let this other problem play itself out.”

From Seattle Times • Mar. 30, 2023

We have seen this problem play out in the geopolitical context within the past few weeks.

From Salon • Mar. 27, 2022

Instead, they let the problem play out to see what they could learn about it before fixing it.

From The Verge • Apr. 6, 2020

Published with the comedies in the First Folio, "Measure" is considered a "problem play," caught between genres.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 14, 2017

Has he, like Brieux in Damaged Goods4 or The Cradle,5 an idea he wishes to convey, and so must write a problem play?

From Dramatic Technique by Baker, George Pierce