in play
Example Sentences
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Consumers are more in play than we expected in January, and the competition’s fiercer.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
Warsh’s suggestion that the Fed might have more “work to do” to fight inflation suddenly put a September interest-rate increase in play.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
Walter has denied wrongdoing, and sports business experts say it’s far too soon to know whether the Dodgers will be in play.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026
This summer, it was 58 minutes 16 seconds but there was far less added time, meaning the ball was in play for 60.43%.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
“There are more cards in play than can be read at the moment,” Scythe Curie said.
From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman
