well-played

British  

adjective

1. (of a piece of music, game, etc) skilfully or pleasingly executed

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Example Sentences

With T. Bone Burnett holding forth in the producer’s chair yet again, “Long Long Road” matches its predecessor’s penchant for warmhearted storytelling and well-played musical confections.

From Salon • Apr. 24, 2026

“That was a well-played, hard-fought slugfest,” Venables said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 17, 2025

Another well-played sequence 10 minutes later saw Walker Zimmerman head a cross back into the middle of the box for Miles Robinson, but Robinson sent his left-footed shot well wide of the right post.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 2, 2024

But it wasn’t the most well-played game, with both teams losing big turnovers and neither offense really doing much until the end, when fatigue might have been a factor.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 12, 2024

I never doubted from the moment this woman faced with such well-played ignorance the mark of great meaning we had placed upon her door, that Georgian was in the river, as you all believed.

From The Chief Legatee by Green, Anna Katharine