played out

1. See play out .

2. Exhausted, worn out, as in This was the third trip the mules had made, and they were utterly played out . [Mid-1800s]

Example Sentences

The trial of Alexandria Augustine, the 25-year-old woman accused of assaulting a federal officer with her umbrella, played out over the course of several days in October.

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Scottish Premiership leaders Hearts dropped points for the third league game running as they played out a goalless draw away to Motherwell on Saturday.

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Around a 15-minute drive from the Prince of Wales Hospital, a grim scene played out as those who had lost family members went to a public mortuary to identify the bodies.

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Three years later, the princess won a custody battle that played out in the highest court in the UK, which gave her sole custody of their two children.

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Those hedge-fund bond investors could have sold in October — and if you think sophisticated investors sat around waiting to see how the election played out, I have some Argentine bonds to sell you.

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Related Words

• bankrupt 
• exhausted 
• impoverished 
• indigent 
• insolvent 
• needy 
• penniless 
• poor 
• poverty-stricken 
• strapped