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

The covid pandemic didn’t help, but there’s a deeper pedagogical problem at play. — Dana Stangel-Plowe, Washington Post, 14 Sep. 2026

But the forces at play in this new book are more disparate, and perhaps more stubborn, than an angry online mob. — Jeremy Gordon, The Atlantic, 14 Sep. 2026

Israel wages war on childhood because a Palestinian child at play is already trespassing upon the future Israel has reserved for itself. — Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2026

Also at play are generic and biosimilar products that have come onto the market, offering competition that drives down the prices of expensive brand-name and biologic drugs. — Melissa Goldin, Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 2026

Rhymes for at play

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