Sentence examples for played out as expected from inspiring English sources

But that was the only part of this year's Daytona 500 that played out as expected.

The regular season played out as expected, a lot of wins and a few losses.

The Braves sat two of their most notorious free-swingers — second baseman Dan Uggla, who was left off the roster, and outfielder B. J. Upton — but the matchup played out as expected.

Some political dynamics have not played out as expected, particularly for the Democrats, who had hoped to attack their Republican opponents with accusations that they stole the 2000 election.

The U.S.-Germany game played out as expected.

The Cate Blanchett Oscar-bait drama earned a solid $1.16 million, with an eye towards a $3.5 million weekend and a $14 million cume, making it the rare Woody Allen picture with a shot at surpassing $25 million, especially if the awards season plays out as expected.

If things play out as expected, Favre will finish his second summer as a Viking without ever setting foot on this campus, crossing Stadium Road or riding a bicycle from the new air-conditioned dormitory to the field house as his teammates do.

INDIANAPOLIS -- The shot came from NBA range, and if things play out as expected, Aaron Harrison and a lot of those Kentucky kids will be playing in that league soon enough.

"There's a playbook that is normally observed, and I'd say it's playing out as expected," he said.

But Moss-Revis II did not play out as expected Monday in the Jets' 29-20 win over the Vikings.

If, however, the season plays out as expected then the Australian presence is likely to be the lowest since 1994-95.