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
To make a woman a thing is the crowning horror of a problem play.
From Behind the Beyond and Other Contributions to Human Knowledge by Leacock, Stephen