play in

Verb

Meaning

(cricket, reflexive, play oneself in) Of a batsman, to settle and become comfortable with the conditions at the beginning of his innings.

(soccer, transitive) To pass (someone) the ball into an attacking position.

Examples

Everybody needs beauty as well as bread, places to play in and pray in, where nature may heal and give strength to body and soul. John Muir

Commissions suit me. They set limits. Jean Marais dared me to write play in which he would not speak in the first act, would weep for joy in the second and in the last would fall backward down a flight of stairs. Jean Cocteau

Each of us has a unique part to play in the healing of the world. Marianne Williamson

I don't play in any tournaments to come second best. Andy Murray

My films play only in Bengal, and my audience is the educated middle class in the cities and small towns. They also play in Bombay, Madras and Delhi where there is a Bengali population. Satyajit Ray

First harvest honey and wax during the day, then dance and play in the open during the evening. Sicilian Proverb

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