Sentence examples for instead of the play from inspiring English sources

Instead of the play of ideas, he warned, many seemed to be no more than ideas for plays.

But what differentiates the Rangers from most of the other 15 N.H.L. teams in the playoffs is that the players will primarily be watching clips of their own play, instead of the play of Senators like Jason Spezza, Daniel Alfredsson and Erik Karlsson.

You are aware, instead, of the play's fundamental elegance.

We start to play the part of the pawn instead of the chess master, the actor instead of the play write.

Many kids who do theatre, in your school for instance, may have other interests; maybe some terms they do sports after school instead of the play.

And at least they had the good taste to give you the option of a glossy black finish instead of the played out white look.

There are times when Robinson goes for the flashy play instead of the smart play, and there are periods when he shoots too much, to the detriment of the offense.

Instead of Handel, the play features African drumming and chanting.

I went too far and I messed up instead of making the play.

But instead of staging the play, he trained an actor to be a potato farmer after the East German fashion.

At the last minute, Grant decided to go to New Jersey to visit his children instead of attending the play.