Sentence examples similar to earned play from inspiring English sources

Vancouver earned play-off berths in the following two seasons but failed to advance farther than the conference semifinals, and the team then entered into a postseason drought that lasted until the end of the decade.

During the regular season, Griffin slowly earned playing time at defensive tackle and then at end.

He earned playing status on the Nike Tour in 1998, but he discovered that his game needed more seasoning.

In 2015, they had the fourth-biggest gross of the year with $19.4m earned, playing eight shows to 149,942 people, with tickets at $30-$30-$275

He is Hunk, a name earned playing high school football; he still wears his hair in the brushcut of his youth.

Stanley walked on at St . Johns and has earned playing time and a scholarship -- all by beginning his days at 5 a.m. on a subway platform in Fort Greene, Brooklyn.

He started the theater with money he earned playing Lightnin', the janitor on "Amos 'n' Andy," in the early 1950's, said his son, Christopher.

Reece Brown's second-half double earned play-off hopefuls Forest Green victory at Port Vale.

A deflected cross from Rajiv van La Parra earned play-off chasing Wolves a point at Brighton.

Jack Byrne's second-half goal earned play-off chasers Kidderminster Harriers a draw against relegation-threatened Southport at Aggborough.

Adebayo Akinfenwa's penalty earned play-off hopefuls Northampton a point and ensured AFC Wimbledon stay bottom of the Football League.