1. He made a play for the leadership last year.

2. It's obvious he was making a play for her.

3. She was making a play for the sales manager's job.

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4. He was making a play for the prettiest girl in the college.

5. I wouldn't have made a play for him if I'd known he was married.

6. She hugged herself for never thinking of making a play for Tom.

7. Surely only the most decadent of aristocrats would make a play for another woman while his wife was in the same room.

8. Left alone for a few minutes on Vik's birthday, Karen makes a play for Steve.

9. Kramer wondered if she was worth making a play for.

10. If I was him, I definitely would not make a play for her.

11. Middle - tier powers may make a play for greater influence in their regions, with unknown consequences.

12. On that last play we were both just trying to be aggressive and make a play for our team to win the game. I will take that battle wound any time if it preserves a win for the Lakers!