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
Instead, they let the problem play out to see what they could learn about it before fixing it.
From The Verge ● Apr. 6, 2020
Published with the comedies in the First Folio, "Measure" is considered a "problem play," caught between genres.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2017
All through a problem play it is understood that any of the characters may ring for tea and get it.
From Behind the Beyond and Other Contributions to Human Knowledge by Leacock, Stephen
