played

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Played the most World Cup games and scored the most World Cup goals of any American?

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026

"Just building off last week. Played really nice last week, just starting to kind of catch my groove," said Bhatia, who has two previous PGA Tour wins to his name.

From Barron's • Feb. 13, 2026

Played when other nations have already started their preparation for the T20 World Cup, this trio of fixtures felt like another maddening quirk of a packed international schedule.

From BBC • Jan. 27, 2026

Played with boundless enthusiasm by S. Z. Sakall, Felix is one of the great, undercelebrated chef characters in popular culture: rotund, ebullient, deeply competent, and visibly delighted by his own work.

From Salon • Dec. 25, 2025

But no matter what they sang, always they finished off with one of Brooklyn’s own folk songs: “Mother Machree,” “When Irish Eyes Are Smiling,” “Let Me Call You Sweetheart,” or “The Band Played On.”

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith