problem play

Example Sentences

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“We should be in unison about the primary, and we should let this other problem play itself out.”

From Seattle Times • Mar. 30, 2023

We have seen this problem play out in the geopolitical context within the past few weeks.

From Salon • Mar. 27, 2022

Staging this Shakespearean problem play is tantamount to a provocation these days.

From Washington Post • Mar. 6, 2022

Ultimately, “All’s Well” might have landed with more heft if it had abandoned the middle ground of the problem play and worn more boldly the smirking mask of comedy.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 5, 2021

And exactly what annoys Bernard Shaw about Shakespeare's version is this: that Shakespeare has an open mind or, in other words, that Shakespeare has really written a problem play.

From George Bernard Shaw by Chesterton, G. K. (Gilbert Keith)