Sentence examples for extended playing time from inspiring English sources
noun
In a one-sided sporting contest, when junior varsity players (i.e., second- and third-string players) play a majority of a varsity game.
- Once the No. 1 team football built an early 56-0 lead in the game against their weak opponents, the coach - wanting to spare the opponent further embarrassment, to keep his top players from being injured and sensing his own younger players needed experience - decided to give his reserves some well-deserved extended playing time.
A career.247 hitter, Oliver, 35, does not expect to receive extended playing time.
The Raiders (4-11) gave some extended playing time to their No. 1 draft pick, JaMarcus Russell, but Jacksonville (11-4) himalled him all game.
Griffin, seeing his first extended playing time last weekend because Hamilton was injured, had a big game against the Falcons at Atlanta.
But the Nets had 12 turnovers in the first half, and Swift's extended playing time meant Nachbar stayed on the bench.
During the exhibition season, the only period in which Tomczak has had any extended playing time, he completed 47 of 73 passes for 707 yards and eight touchdowns, while throwing only three passes that were intercepted.
Bradshaw's injury — particularly if it causes him to miss extended playing time — is all the more disconcerting for the Giants because they have struggled to establish a solid running game all season, ranking 30th in the N.F.L. with an average of 85.6 yards per game.
"They were pretty adamant that extended play time, when you're playing 20 games, exposes you to injury risk, and they'd just as soon say, Let's battle it out during regulation, and if you can't win it in regulation, you take your chances in overtime".
Later that month, she released her third extended play, Night Time, My Time: B-Sides Part 1.
It was released on March 26 , 2010by Hollywood Records as the second and final single from Cyrus's first extended play, The Time of Our Lives (2009).
They both finally got an extended taste of playing time Thursday night, Danny Granger and Glen Davis showing why the Clippers acquired both free-agent forwards.
Los Angeles Clippers forward Blake Griffin will miss an extended period of playing time due to a suspected hand fracture after reportedly striking someone from the team's equipment staff, according to ESPN's Michael Eaves.
