How to Use in play in a Sentence

in play

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• Just tried to put the ball in play, try to help my team to win.
  — Kansas City Star, 5 July 2026
• Larkin is still in play, though things have been pretty quiet on that end.
  — Joe Smith, New York Times, 14 July 2026
• But Williams said neither of those options is in play for this season.
  — Annie Costabile, New York Times, 22 July 2026
• But goalies can’t participate in play past the center ice red line?
  — Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 16 July 2026
• But largely, the first four days have seen matchups hold, and one of the finer balances in tennis is back in play.
  — Ava Wallace, New York Times, 2 July 2026
• Both of their adaptations are still in play, with the second not canceling out the first.
  — David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 July 2026
• That’s probably not the surprising part — his speed has always been in play.
  — Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 8 July 2026
• Sidelined by a series of wars, the agenda is once again in play, with national elections due this fall.
  — Dina Kraft, Christian Science Monitor, 10 July 2026
• But in the case of conditional picks, only the year the pick was actually used is in play.
  — Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 21 July 2026
• But, to ensure you're asked back or find yourself with guests who are eager for a repeat invite, certain etiquette rules should be in play.
  — Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 3 July 2026
• And given the fact that the Sabres made two first-round picks last month, putting the 2027 first-round pick in play would make sense.
  — Matthew Fairburn, New York Times, 15 July 2026
• Yash always asks guests to share their non-negotiables, which immediately narrows which camps are in play.
  — Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 15 July 2026
• There was some irony in play, as when Casey first started getting tattoos seven or so years earlier, Gary didn’t like them.
  — Marc Topkin, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 July 2026
• But there are some very intriguing narratives in play after the genre of TV went through a renaissance this year.
  — Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 6 July 2026
• Grier could have pressed forward with putting either in play for a roster player to significantly affect his team right now.
  — Eric Stephens, New York Times, 28 June 2026
• That’s why, next year, $60 oil is in play, according to JPMorgan.
  — David Goldman, CNN Money, 7 July 2026
• At the end of each half, the referee usually — although not always — tacks on some ‘additional time’ to make up for stoppages in play.
  — Dan Sheldon, New York Times, 17 July 2026
• Certainly, if a position sustains damage, Tobin would never block off the idea of adding, and that’s in play every year.
  — Paul Dehner Jr, New York Times, 27 July 2026
• This becomes even more important, however, when a large, six-figure sum such as $25,000 is in play.
  — Matt Richardson, CBS News, 29 June 2026
• Airline executives have even gone on record to say that the main factors in play for fare prices are the supply of seats and the demand for people to fly, not the price of fuel.
  — Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 29 June 2026
• So Christian Kirk and Demarcus Robinson are certainly in play as part of it.
  — Cam Inman, Mercury News, 17 July 2026
• Various strategies are already in play to reduce the overall resource demands of AI.
  — Srinivas Shekar, Forbes.com, 3 Mar. 2026
• The Heat has not been on top since then, and, after four straight seasons in play-in purgatory, counted on James’ return to help end that drought.
  — Miami Herald, 24 July 2026
• There is little water in play on the front nine as the course winds through native grasslands, requiring players to shape shots both ways to best navigate the doglegs and approach shots.
  — Tim Corlett, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026
• Mbappe was withdrawn with 13 minutes remaining after raising his arm to the bench and lying down on the floor while Morocco had the ball in play.
  — Amy Lawrence, New York Times, 9 July 2026
• The trade market is drying up a bit at center, though Panarin’s former teammate Vincent Trocheck and others may still be in play.
  — Andrew Knoll, Daily News, 28 June 2026
• As a purple state in play, Arizona will play a critical role in who controls the House of Representatives next year.
  — Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 22 July 2026
• The Vikings shifted away from big-bodied nose tackle types for 2025, but morphing the defensive structure could keep him in play.
  — Alec Lewis, New York Times, 27 July 2026
• Republican leaders had warned his nomination would put the state in play and force the party to spend millions of dollars defending what would have otherwise been a safe seat.
  — Jill Colvin, Fortune, 23 July 2026
• For instance, the researchers didn’t measure appetite hormones, brain activity, or other body signals that could explain the mechanisms in play.
  — Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 9 July 2026