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Grammar : Noun
Spell : bahy-pley
Phonetic Transcription : ˈbaɪˌpleɪ



Definition of by-play

  • As in deed : noun achievement
Example sentences :
  • Captain Dawson showed less interest in this by-play than the others.
  • Extract from : « A Waif of the Mountains » by Edward S. Ellis
  • The others were too interested in what was going on before them to observe the by-play.
  • Extract from : « Up the Forked River » by Edward Sylvester Ellis
  • Don Estevan was not unobservant of this by-play that was passing around him.
  • Extract from : « Wood Rangers » by Mayne Reid
  • None of this by-play was lost upon Laurence, but he showed no consciousness.
  • Extract from : « The Sign of the Spider » by Bertram Mitford
  • The newcomers were beyond earshot, but the by-play was ominous to them.
  • Extract from : « Judith of the Cumberlands » by Alice MacGowan
  • The unknown did not seem, however, to have noticed this little piece of by-play.
  • Extract from : « The Day of Wrath » by Maurus Jkai
  • "She is mad," signified the Superintendent in by-play to Mr. Gryce.
  • Extract from : « That Affair Next Door » by Anna Katharine Green
  • The mother was too agitated to notice this by-play, but kept watch for her husband.
  • Extract from : « The Young Ranchers » by Edward S. Ellis
  • But the girl had seen the by-play and had rightly interpreted its meaning.
  • Extract from : « The Roof Tree » by Charles Neville Buck
  • The by-play seemed to him to be very suitable, and he bought a morning paper.
  • Extract from : « Dodo, Volumes 1 and 2 » by Edward Frederic Benson

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