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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To understand how this played out, the research team assembled an extensive fossil database spanning two centuries of late Ordovician and early Silurian paleontology.
From Science Daily
That has so far played out — with the stock falling 13% on its first day of trading, 10% on day two and about 6.5% in midday trading on its third day.
From MarketWatch
The brief hearing played out before a packed courtroom filled by a crush of media and members of the public who came to observe Reiner’s second appearance in court.
From Los Angeles Times
Leeds and Manchester United played out a 1-1 draw in West Yorkshire.
From BBC
This culture shock played out a different way with the students Tran taught English to in Vietnam.
From Salon
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