Sentence examples for only by playing from inspiring English sources

Mourinho dismissed as "provocation" the suggestions that Inter managed to win only by playing defensively.

"With clans, you level up only by playing together," he says.

You can understand video games as a medium of communication, or as an emerging art form, only by playing them.

But, of course, only by playing on trumps will you find out that they are splitting unfavorably.

It was only by playing those groups off against each other that Mehmed was able to maintain his own position and power and to continue his conquests.

In the early 1950s, black singers and dancers could become stars, but for the most part, their acting colleagues could find lucrative work only by playing servants.

Many only escaped by playing dead or running for their lives.

While spending virtual coins is a key part of the game, they're only earned by playing, not by paying.

The joy of marinades lies in the ease of their preparation combined with a rewarding depth of flavour which you can only attain by playing the long game.

And in 1992, Tom Kite won his only major by playing one of the best final rounds, shooting an even-par 72 in a 35-mile-an-hour wind.

Castro, who only survived by playing dead, was subsequently questioned for 48 hours before investigators said he was free to return to Mexico.