Definition of "play-by-play" [play-by-play]

• Being or giving a detailed running account of the action of an event, especially a sports event, as it occurs. (adjective)
• A detailed commentary of an event as it unfolds. (noun)

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• "Tales stepped back to the pitchers hill, and once again he started calling the play-by-play."
• "At Selcuk, headlocks were greeted by roars of approval from the crowd, and a higher octave from the commentator's relentless play-by-play."
• "Head locks were greeted by roars of approval from the crowd, and a higher octave from the commentator's relentless play-by-play."