played out
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See play out .
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Exhausted, worn out, as in This was the third trip the mules had made, and they were utterly played out . [Mid-1800s]
Example Sentences
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The series played out exactly as Millar predicted.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026
Your own inner dialogue is being played out with your wife, but it doesn’t have a great deal of consistency.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 13, 2026
As this legal fight has played out in the courts, the Pentagon has signed contracts with other major tech companies, including Google, xAI and OpenAI.
From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026
Investors didn’t wait to see how it played out, furiously betting on a series of rate increases that drove the 10-year Treasury yield up more than a percentage point in just 40 trading sessions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026
"She threw it at him last night. She intended him to discover it. She intended that this scene we have just witnessed should be played out."
From "Rowan of Rin" by Emily Rodda
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