Sentence examples for weren't played from inspiring English sources

But the songs weren't played for laughs.

("The notes weren't played," he says. "They were poured from a Grecian urn").

The cancellation of the season meant that 1,230 games weren't played – and more critically, weren't shown on television.

Even if they weren't played, they were still prone to disintegration; mold can grow on the wax, making the cylinders unusable.

The next year, he deployed his gravelly voice to broadcast Washington Redskins games that weren't played because of a player strike.

The bluntness carries through to the music, which is three-chord punk that would sound shamelessly retro if it weren't played with such unpretentious zeal.

"We weren't playing tiddlywinks".

They weren't playing ball.

They weren't playing well.

We weren't playing disciplined football.

They weren't playing for the multimillions".