Sentence examples for useless play from inspiring English sources

This seemingly useless play activity is in fact a first baby step toward the creation of distinctively human social institutions.

Like any other culture, the one associated with war consists largely of "useless" play, decoration, and affectations of every sort; on occasion, affectations, decoration, and play are even carried to counterproductive lengths.

A low cost guitar like an Aspen electric guitar can detune within 15 seconds of playing and is useless for playing; time for a better quality guitar over $800 with thinner strings, with high quality machines heads (tuning gears), with no tremolo; try top popular brands.

It was useless to play 28 because 29 Re6 Rfb8 30 Rg6 Kf7 31 Rd6 Ke7 32 Rh6 Rb2 because there is no way out of 33... R8b33....

After 37 Kg3, it was useless to play 37... Rd8 38 Kf4 Kg8 39 Ke5 Kh7 40 Ke5 because Rohde loses one pawn after another.

After 36... Ne2, it would have been useless to play 37 Ke2 Rc2 38 Kd3 Rc1, but 37 Ne1 was just as hopeless.

It was useless to play 31 P-Q4 in view of 31... K-N2! with a devastating threat of 32... R-R1ch.

It would be useless to play 18... hg 19 hg Bf5 20 gf Rh5 because 21 Rh1! forbids 21... Rf5? on pain of 22 Rh8 Bf8 23 Bc5, winning a piece.

After 18... a5, Bonin should have retreated with 19 Na2, but he aimed for feats of derring-do with 19 Nand and found his knight hung up after 19... Qa7 20 Qa5 (it was useless to play 20 Nb4 in view of 20... Qb6, and the pin cashiers the wandering knight) 20... Ra8.

I was useless at sport and played a "gay instrument", the flute.

Chat with friends or play useless online games.