in play
Example Sentences
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That no longer seems to be in play.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026
"There is strategy in play, different heights and orders," said Tanfield, the veteran of this team at 29.
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026
Mark Peter Simmonds, director of science at OceanCare, likened it to "human formal meals where socialising as well as nutrition are in play".
From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026
In the discussions of these artworks, anthropology, literature and philosophy are in play.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
Vervet monkeys cavorted as much as their larger cousins, and the babies of both species occasionally joined in play.
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
