playlet
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of playlet
Example Sentences
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The novelty of a concrete pier was celebrated in a September 1909 gala opening, with a playlet starring Queen Santa Monica and Rex Neptune.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2024
In her review of the 1978 production, Times theater critic Sylvie Drake identifies “Fam and Yam” as the weak link in “Albee Directs Albee,” calling the playlet “the slenderest of self-jibes” and a “threadbare spoof.”
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 7, 2022
Replete with incantatory repetition, the third playlet, “Rockaby,” also summons a vision of stoicism amid monotony.
From Washington Post • Mar. 20, 2018
“We’re these two bug-eyed kids who’ve been told to stick to the conductor like glue,” Lethem said, “and he spotted us, day after day, watching this little playlet go on.”
From The New Yorker • Mar. 20, 2017
The utter childlikeness of this playlet is one of its chief charms.
From The American Country Girl by Crow, Martha Foote
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