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play by play

[pley-bahy-pley] / ˈpleɪ baɪˈpleɪ /




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While playing an NHL video game from about age 10, he’d found himself doing play by play of what was on screen.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 26, 2023

“It was essentially a play by play of what was happening in the sky.”

From Washington Post • Mar. 8, 2023

"I will, soon, write up a more complete post on the play by play."

From Reuters • Nov. 12, 2022

Sometimes, you can’t tell the announcers without a scorecard or be sure who will do play by play or analysis from one day to the next.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2022

His play by play reports of each game give Evening Journal readers everything but the applause.

From What's in the New York Evening Journal America's Greatest Evening Newspaper by New York Evening Journal




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