Sentence examples for playing to earn from inspiring English sources

Instead of playing to earn a scholarship, Brennan played to escape.

With the prospect of 12 years in prison in front of him, Brennan wasn't playing to earn a scholarship, he was playing to escape.

Gary Deegan, JJ Hooper and Lateef Elford-Alliyu - who scored four goals in Tuesday's friendly win - are also playing to earn contracts.

The Eagles were playing to earn a berth to the ACC Championship Game for the second consecutive year.

More pertinent in these moments is the tenacious way the Yankees have played to earn the ability to behave foolishly.

And merchants are looking for ways to marry the concept to games that customers can play to earn more free items and, it is hoped, spend more money.

I knew I had a big part to play to earn their respect, and by achieving that I paved a pathway for other transgender people to follow in my footsteps.

According to figures from the China Internet Centre, nearly £1.2bn of make- believe currencies were traded in China in 2008 and the number of gamers who play to earn and trade credits are on the rise.

This is according to researchers from Duke University in the US, who developed decision-making games that the apes played to earn edible treats.

On January 26, the Wolverines hosted Michigan State who needed a Kalin Lucas basket with 3.5 seconds to play to earn the win, which resulted in Michigan state posting a school-record eight consecutive conference victories to start conference play.

True, in most other civilized countries, you'll find greater government support for the arts, which tends to reinforce the idea that film has a dual role to play: to earn money for its makers, but also to reward, entertain, and quite often, enlighten its customers.