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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A similar tragedy has played out at the Stars and Stripes, the newspaper for U.S. military personnel first published during the Civil War.
From Slate ● Sep. 28, 2026
The media take an interest, but the volcanologists have learned how damaging it can be when volcanic uncertainties morph into a full-blown dispute, played out in public.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026
“Those have largely now played out, and we don’t have nearly the buffers in the system that we did when it began.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
The opening round played out much as many had predicted, with Benn aggressively coming forward and Garcia looking to pick him off on the counter.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026
Although Adams tended to set the intellectual agenda in the dialogue that ensued, Jefferson inadvertently provided the larger framework within which the debate played out.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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