well-played

British  

adjective

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

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Example Sentences

And this is why Rapaport is such a well-played torment.

From Salon

If that’s another kind of long game, then well-played.

From The Wall Street Journal

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

From The Wall Street Journal

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

The Kings, building off the momentum of a well-played Game 4, had largely controlled the game up to that point, outshooting Edmonton 7-1 in the first 10 minutes.

From Los Angeles Times