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
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)
Why he didn't give a play I don't know, the same old reliable stock was here and had just supported Oliver Doud Byron.
From The Mormons and the Theatre or The History of Theatricals in Utah by Lindsay, John S.
"We might give a play," said Miriam Nesbit.
From Grace Harlowe's Second Year at Overton College by Flower, Jessie Graham [pseud.]
