Sentence examples for performance playing from inspiring English sources

Mr. Routh gives the most engaging performance, playing against his Superman physique without going too mushy.

Manolas has had a season full of highs and lows in his performance, playing with Olympiakos.

He will be on stage for the performance, playing a song he composed.

Kristóf Baráti, a young and internationally garlanded Hungarian violinist, brought the house down with his performance (playing a 1703 Stradivari).

Mr. Pawlenty said his only regret was eating too many meatballs that night, which he blamed for his poor performance playing ice hockey the next day in Concord.

Mr. Andsnes gave a typically lovely performance, playing with rippling passagework and, when called for, rhythmic bite, shaping lines sensitively and conveying ennobled sadness in the wistful Andante.

Performance plays a big, though sometimes passive, role.

Alex Podulke, in a precision-tooled performance, plays Julian, a very handsome assemblage of biomimetic polymers.

Even so, the performance, played without a conductor, was nuanced and often electrifying.

Audience members – there are about 30 per performance – play characters in an imaginary French town.

Mr. Pollini's approach, though -- in a performance played most impressively from memory -- was much more positive.