Examples of use of by-play
1. On "The Situation Room," he plays color commentator to stolid play–by–play man Blitzer.
2. He‘d call later to regale me with the whole play–by–play, punctuated with innumerable, incredulous can–you–believe–its.
3. Goodwin isn‘t a prose stylist, and she could have included less play–by–play and more color commentary.
4. Gowdy spent 15 years as the Boston Red Sox main play–by–play announcer from 1'51–1'65.
5. News crews flocked to the scene, and onlookers gave a play–by–play as the rodents moved about.