at play

phrase

1

: in the act of playing

the sounds of children at play

2

: being something that helps produce or influence a result

Several issues are at play in determining the price of gasoline.

Examples of at play in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

There are multiple factors at play, but the triggers included earnings calls from chipmaker TSMC and Netflix, which both disappointed traders. — Jim Edwards, Fortune, 17 July 2026

This is likely the first-ever humanoid robot induced strike, although there are other issues at play in the current union negotiations. — John Koetsier, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026

And to do so, even Frank would surely agree, would be to leave out perhaps the most important factor at play. — Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 15 July 2026

This can manifest at short range or long range, but the research team did not understand the mechanisms at play in the process. — Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 14 July 2026

Rhymes for at play

• airway
• allay
• archway
• array
• ashtray
• assez
• astray
• aue
• away
• ballet
• belay
• beltway