give a play
Example Sentences
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Moralists and pragmatists might argue, from their different perspectives, that it is silly to give a play a name that has to have one, two or three letters removed for advertising or publishing purposes.
From The Guardian • May 28, 2015
It nevertheless takes much more than heightened scenic effect to give a play dramatic power.
From Time Magazine Archive
Let's form a dramatic club and give a play!
From Main Street by Lewis, Sinclair
It was the custom each year for the Thessalonians, the Boys' Literary Society of Washington High School, to give a play in the school auditorium.
From The Camp Fire Girls at School Or, The Wohelo Weavers by Frey, Hildegard G. (Hildegard Gertrude)
"We might give a play," said Miriam Nesbit.
From Grace Harlowe's Second Year at Overton College by Flower, Jessie Graham [pseud.]
