8 sentences with 'plays'
Example sentences and phrases with the word plays and other words derived from it.
• « Starch is a complex carbohydrate made by vegetables, in which it plays the role of reserve material. It accumulates mainly in fruits, seeds, tubers and roots. »
• « The playwrights set their plays in the past or among the gods, but the experiences of the characters in the plays were recognisable critiques of the playwrights' contemporary society. »
• « The most prominent comic playwright (whose plays survive) was Aristophanes, a brilliant writer whose plays are full of lies, hypocritical Athenian politicians and merchants who are revealed as the frauds they are to the delight of the audience. »
• « Indeed, in plays like Lysistrata we see evidence that Greek women were not always secluded and silenced by male-dominated society, although (male) Greek commentators generally argued that they should be. »
• « The Church began to stage plays not only of biblical scenes, but of great moments in Church history. »
• « Catherine the Great was not only an admirer of Enlightenment philosophy, but an active member of the 'Republic of Letters', writing a series of plays, memoirs and operas intended to celebrate Russian culture (not least against accusations of Russian backwardness by writers in the West), as well as her own success as a ruler. »
• « Raul, the son of a friend of mine, often plays devil's advocate when friends talk about paranormal phenomena. »
• « Indeed, one of the main problems with asking God for a favour is that he often does not grant it. And when he listens to some and doesn't listen to others, it gives the impression that he plays favourites. Is God unfair, or does it just seem that way? The question is as old as the Book of Job, and believers have since disputed the answer God gives in it, "Who has first given me anything, that I should restore it to him?" »