How to Use playthrough in a Sentence

playthrough

noun
  • Each playthrough is run-based, just like a roguelite.
    — Zackery Cuevas, PC Magazine, 23 June 2026
  • Each playthrough is run-based, just like a roguelite.
    — Zackery Cuevas, PC Magazine, 26 June 2026
  • That can be a big ask for games that could take dozens of hours for a complete playthrough.
    — Kyle Orland, Ars Technica, 11 July 2023
  • Most videos, however, are screen-record playthroughs of Minecraft.
    — Kate Lindsay, Vulture, 1 July 2023
  • This bonus is given to you as a single free bet and comes with a 20x playthrough.
    — Sponsored Content, The Mercury News, 7 Mar. 2024
  • That aside, the other online modes are great and, at least from my playthroughs, very stable.
    — Ollie Barder, Forbes.com, 8 June 2025
  • To a large extent, all of them can work, and all of them are rich options for repeat playthroughs.
    — Kevin Purdy, Ars Technica, 21 Oct. 2023
  • On a first playthrough, players can choose between a story and challenge mode.
    — Washington Post, 3 Sep. 2021
  • While this is certainly possible, my own eight-hour playthrough didn’t feel wasted in any way.
    — Matt Gardner, Forbes, 18 July 2022
  • The whole thing takes around 6-8 hours to finish a first playthrough, but it’s designed to be quite replayable.
    — David Jagneaux, Forbes.com, 30 July 2025
  • Another person with early access to the game told me one of their later playthroughs took about a fifth as long.
    — Jay Peters, The Verge, 9 Mar. 2023
  • What’s notable about these weekend playthroughs is that players benefit from checking them out.
    — Gieson Cacho, The Mercury News, 9 Feb. 2024
  • Your empire is further molded by choices you’re offered throughout your playthrough.
    — WIRED, 20 Sep. 2023
  • This is an important difference from many sign-up offers which require a playthrough of all bonus money.
    — Xl Media, cleveland, 5 Aug. 2022
  • But, when returning to his playthrough, Minichiello had a lightbulb moment.
    — Saira Mueller, Wired, 4 Feb. 2021
  • My playthroughs of One Billion Users varied heavily based on how the deck was stacked.
    — Adi Robertson, The Verge, 18 Dec. 2024
  • Its ensemble cast just keeps on giving, uncovering more about themselves with each playthrough.
    — Matt Gardner, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2022
  • Over the course of your playthrough, decisions can be made that drastically alter the outcome of the story.
    — Jason Cohen, PCMAG, 4 Jan. 2022
  • What’s also notable is that the adversaries have their own abilities that are randomized in each playthrough.
    — Gieson Cacho, The Mercury News, 21 Mar. 2024
  • Not only can fans get married at the wedding chapel, but legendary bands frequently renew their vows with reunions and full album playthroughs.
    — Josh Chesler, Spin, 20 Sep. 2023
  • The rogue-like nature is because each scenario, what type of henchmen the player will face, and the rewards for beating the scenario change with each playthrough.
    — Jason Bennett, Arkansas Online, 29 June 2025
  • Most quests will also vary on your character’s skills and decisions, massively changing the outcome of your playthrough.
    — Paul Tassi, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2023
  • The addictive hook of Catan, the deals, the room for multiple strategies, and the variation in playthroughs are all present and correct.
    — Simon Hill, WIRED, 18 Aug. 2024
  • Users can progress through a full run of Monster Train 2 with them, though a lot of content that would be available in a regular playthrough will be locked.
    — Dan Perry, Newsweek, 20 Feb. 2025
  • My original playthrough, started Christmas morning 1999, is long gone.
    — Geoffrey Bunting, Rolling Stone, 5 Oct. 2024
  • That plot won't elicit a second playthrough; neither will the score-more-points replay mode nor a numbingly average take on online multiplayer.
    — Sam MacHkovech, Ars Technica, 6 Apr. 2022
  • Hogwarts Legacy fans hoping for new, future content for the game may have to amuse themselves with multiple playthroughs with different houses for a while.
    — Paul Tassi, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2023
  • Celeste's infamous difficulty is built around the concept of trial-and-error, and the player will die so often during a playthrough that the game has a cheeky death counter.
    — Aidan Moher, Wired, 4 Jan. 2022
  • Series protagonist, Ryu Hayabusa, was only mentioned in passing during my playthrough.
    — Joshua Lamb, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
  • There are hundreds of playthroughs of this challenge on YouTube, with SmallAnt’s being a popular one.
    — Issy Van Der Velde, Rolling Stone, 5 Apr. 2025

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