Sentence examples for played in failed from inspiring English sources

From San Diego, the pair had played in failed bands forever until 2003 and a trip to Paris, where they wrote a self-financed, self-titled album on their own label, Pineapple, which led to their major-label release this year, The Best Little Secrets Are Kept (Atlantic).

Private armies may indeed play a role in failed and failing states, but it is unlikely that modern mercenaries will become more important than the standing armies of NATO or China soon.

Nordtveit, who was signed to play in midfield, failed to read the danger when Tadic slipped a pass behind the Norwegian and Ryan Bertrand's cutback found Austin, who took advantage of slack marking from Angelo Ogbonna by sweeping a low finish beyond Adrián.

Alongside Portsmouth, Accrington Stanley are the only club in this year's play-offs to have played in them and failed to win a match.

When traditional films ("a group of rectangles played in a sequence") failed to bring his audience close enough, he began experimenting with interactive art.

He played in the University Match but failed to score in either innings and Oxford lost heavily.

Robinson's opponents played in six clubs, which failed.

I was still creative: I played in a band, I failed as a pop star, I managed a couple of bands.

As a rookie, he played in three games and failed to distinguish himself; he played in six more before breaking his ankle and sustaining ligament damage last November against Dallas.

The 23-year-old has never played in the Football League and failed to break into the Crystal Palace youth team but has played for Cambridge City, Welling, Bishop's Stortford and Histon.

In the replay North-South played in four hearts doubled and failed by two tricks.