make a play for

Example Sentences

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Apollo was the latest to make a play for Paramount, getting in line behind Ellison’s Skydance, David Zaslav’s Warner Bros.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2024

“I figured okay, let’s make a play for Heritage Hunt,” Roem explained.

From Salon • Apr. 1, 2024

“I was reaching back for the puck and trying to make a play for the net,” Tanev said.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 13, 2023

Perhaps, but surely starring in a $50 million critically acclaimed studio film is valuable too and is the entire reason that those working in obscurity make a play for an Oscar.

From New York Times • Mar. 8, 2023

All those weeks to play the crook in, and then to make a play for it when he knew he could not put it over!

From The Pagan Madonna by Koerner, W. H. D. (William Henry Dethlef)