A teacher may use it when she walks into a room where the students are playing and talking, instead of studying.

VOA: special.2009.01.11

Apple says it is going in a different direction when it comes to playing Web video and multimedia.

VOA: special.2010.06.22

He became very wealthy. When he was not working, he was in a local hotel playing card games for large amounts of money.

VOA: special.2010.03.17

We use the expression to clown around when we talk about someone playing tricks and making jokes.

VOA: special.2009.01.11

Another story goes that when he was a boy playing cowboys and Indians, he shouted "bing" instead of "bang" after a make-believe gunshot.

VOA: special.2009.03.16

When Harpo plays his harp, his face shows how much he loves what he is playing.

VOA: special.2009.07.19

Berry's method of playing the guitar very fast was extremely popular when rock music began.

VOA: special.2010.05.12

Pinetop Perkins said he started playing guitar when he was ten years old.

VOA: special.2011.03.25

Aaron began playing the piano when he was a young child.

VOA: special.2009.06.21

He started playing the piano when he was seven.

VOA: special.2009.03.01

"When I lived in England I traveled many places in the world playing in Tennis tournament like Buglara,Romania,Syria, Algeria and Ireland.

VOA: standard.2009.12.14

National Hockey League players it was U.S. will again be playing for their countries when the men's hockey competition hits the ice on February 16.

VOA: standard.2010.01.12

"I started playing Tennis when I was seven years old and my mom she is interested in Tennis too and she loves the sport and she just inspired me,".

VOA: standard.2009.12.14

"Doc told an interviewer once, 'Whether I'm playing for myself or for an enthusiastic audience, I can get the same emotions I had when Dad got me that first guitar.'

VOA: standard.2010.06.07

"He created all the legends about himself.He used to say 'never let the truth get in the way of a good story.' But when you're playing him you have to take away all of those just peel him back to try and find the truth."

VOA: standard.2009.12.17