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

Instead, they let the problem play out to see what they could learn about it before fixing it.

From The Verge • Apr. 6, 2020

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