How to Use played out in a Sentence

played out

adjective
  • I'm just played out after the week I've had.
  • Gilmore said that the city was pleased with how the filming played out.
    Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 30 Aug. 2022
  • But as the first game of the best of three series played out, the boys didn't beat up on the girls.
    The Indianapolis Star, 28 Sep. 2022
  • All of that stuff will be shown on the screen as the recording is played out.
    Wired Staff, WIRED, 6 Oct. 2022
  • The bizarre scene played out as a choir at the venue continued to sing.
    Cara Anna, USA TODAY, 16 Aug. 2022
  • The campaign to drive the Russians out of Kherson played out over months.
    Maria Varenikova, New York Times, 11 Nov. 2022
  • The back-and-forth played out on social media for much of last year.
    Ashley Luthern, Journal Sentinel, 6 June 2022
  • In many ways, the problem stems from how Johnson’s demise played out.
    Alex Wickham, Bloomberg.com, 13 Aug. 2022
  • Broadly, the same trends have played out elsewhere, too.
    Yasmin Tayag, The Atlantic, 3 June 2022
  • Very similar to us in terms of how their games have played out.
    Andrew Gillis, cleveland, 19 Oct. 2022
  • Here’s how the AP poll played out this week: Division I 1.
    Jonathan X. Simmons, cleveland, 6 Sep. 2022
  • The final seconds played out as most of the half had – with the home team frustrated.
    Jeff Potrykus, Journal Sentinel, 8 Oct. 2022
  • Set in a forest and played out in real time, the boy’s parents search for him.
    Callum McLennan, Variety, 17 Nov. 2022
  • Sadly, the perils of this path have played out all too painfully.
    Lars Lehne, Forbes, 9 June 2022
  • That case, too, has been on hold while the federal cases played out.
    Claire Savage and Michael Tarm, USA TODAY, 1 Feb. 2023
  • The judge agreed to put Mr. Perry’s case on hold while those discussions played out.
    Jan Wolfe, WSJ, 24 Aug. 2022
  • Some of the league's most historic wins and crushing defeats have all played out on the Super Bowl stage.
    Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 3 Aug. 2022
  • Girls played out in the middle of a gender reckoning, and that’s where Williams cut her teeth.
    Jordan Crucchiola, WIRED, 29 Dec. 2022
  • Who knows how this game would have played out had the Patriots began the second half in a 14-point hole?
    Ben Volin, BostonGlobe.com, 30 Oct. 2022
  • As our journalists worked on the story, the tragedy of life in one of these complexes played out.
    Kevin G. Riley, ajc, 29 Dec. 2022
  • The hole played out much the way the day had, with Smith playing from center fairway and Skoler scrambling.
    Jayna Bardahl, BostonGlobe.com, 19 Aug. 2022
  • The December 2018 trade that brought Canó to the Mets was questioned by many at the time, and has played out in surprising ways.
    James Wagner, New York Times, 2 May 2022
  • Similar scenes played out in cities across the country.
    Susannah George, Washington Post, 18 May 2022
  • Through the years, the daily battles of Monty and Rose played out in the sand alongside volleyballs, skunks and storms.
    Morgan Greene, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2022
  • The fate of the Hermès store manager and his beau then played out amongst strobe lights and passed pomegranate wine spritzers.
    Tara Gonzalez, Harper's BAZAAR, 30 Sep. 2022
  • The move had been in place since Sunday, but Milwaukee was waiting to see how the trade deadline played out.
    Curt Hogg, Journal Sentinel, 3 Aug. 2022
  • So just how have the differences in Prop. 13 tax savings played out across different parts of the Bay Area?
    Kellie Hwang, San Francisco Chronicle, 16 May 2022
  • The biggest debate on Capitol Hill Wednesday played out in a hallway – not the House floor.
    Candy Woodall, USA TODAY, 30 Mar. 2023
  • Walker felt especially bad about the way things played out because of the how well Gallen pitched.
    Nick Piecoro, The Arizona Republic, 22 Sep. 2022
  • The first football game of the season, Bright didn't get to start but, as the game played out, coach Warren Gaer decided to put Bright in and give him a chance.
    The Indianapolis Star, 6 Feb. 2023

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