- present participle of play.
playing
Example Sentences
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For the integrity of the Premier League, so all clubs know what they are playing for, this would need to happen sooner rather than later.
From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026
For MLB, playing somewhere unexpected has increasingly become part of the schedule.
From Salon ● Sep. 27, 2026
Nearly four years after the public launch of ChatGPT, the AI boom is still going, the bulls are still dancing and investors are listening for any sign that the music is about to stop playing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026
Parents had arrived equipped with sandwiches, books, playing cards and colouring paper to entertain their children during the wait for the pope on his way to a makeshift alter down the road.
From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2026
Someone in this room was playing a cruel trick.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
