by-play
noun
an action or speech carried on to the side while the main action proceeds, especially on the stage.
byplay
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a variation of
by-play.
Example Sentences
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All this byplay has predictably undermined confidence that the deal will ever happen.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 8, 2022
“Yes, she is quite wonderful, isn’t she? My favourite bit of byplay was when Sky’s Ewen Murray asked her if she liked Tommy Fleetwood’s all-the-fashion golf shirt. ‘
From The Guardian ● Jul. 19, 2019
Their comic byplay — Pumbaa, ever overeager, and Timon, vainglorious and slyly mocking of his pal — are delightful scene-stealers, and their singing of “Hakuna Matata” is a giddy high point.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 11, 2019
Watching Klitschko’s gleeful byplay with the fans, it is obvious he does not want his time in the spotlight to end.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 28, 2017
Hijo mio," he said gently, "let us stop this little byplay.
From Astounding Stories of Super-Science, August 1930 by Harry Bates
