'play' in a sentence

: a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage

: a theatrical performance of a drama

: a preset plan of action in team sports

: a deliberate coordinated movement requiring dexterity and skill

: a state in which action is feasible

: utilization or exercise

: an attempt to get something

: activity by children that is guided more by imagination than by fixed rules

: (in games or plays or other performances) the time during which play proceeds

: the removal of constraints

: a weak and tremulous light

: verbal wit or mockery (often at another's expense but not to be taken seriously)

: movement or space for movement

: gay or light-hearted recreational activity for diversion or amusement

: (game) the activity of doing something in an agreed succession

: the act of playing for stakes in the hope of winning (including the payment of a price for a chance to win a prize)

: the act using a sword (or other weapon) vigorously and skillfully

: participate in games or sport

: act or have an effect in a specified way or with a specific effect or outcome

: play on an instrument

: play a role or part

: be at play; be engaged in playful activity; amuse oneself in a way characteristic of children

: replay (as a melody)

: perform music on (a musical instrument)

: pretend to have certain qualities or state of mind

: move or seem to move quickly, lightly, or irregularly

: bet or wager (money)

: engage in recreational activities rather than work; occupy oneself in a diversion

: pretend to be somebody in the framework of a game or playful activity

: emit recorded sound

: perform on a certain location

: put (a card or piece) into play during a game, or act strategically as if in a card game

: engage in an activity as if it were a game rather than take it seriously

: behave in a certain way

: cause to emit recorded audio or video

: manipulate manually or in one's mind or imagination

: use to one's advantage

: consider not very seriously

: be received or accepted or interpreted in a specific way

: behave carelessly or indifferently

: cause to move or operate freely within a bounded space

: perform on a stage or theater

: be performed or presented for public viewing

: cause to happen or to occur as a consequence

: discharge or direct or be discharged or directed as if in a continuous stream

: make bets

: stake on the outcome of an issue

: shoot or hit in a particular manner

: use or move

: employ in a game or in a specific position

: contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle

: exhaust by allowing to pull on the line