play off
Example Sentences
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It doesn’t help that the vice presidents constantly runs down his wife in speeches, comments he tries to play off as jokes, but which are too hard-edged to sell as jovial.
From Salon ● Jul. 29, 2026
As England try to get their game right on the pitch, the games they play off the field are performing a key role in team bonding.
From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2026
Drugmaker Novo Nordisk is running ads that play off Apple’s humorous early-aughts “Get a Mac” campaign to try to distinguish Ozempic from other GLP-1 drugs taken for Type 2 diabetes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 20, 2026
“Them being able to play off of one another allows them to just be fresher as the season and as games go on,” McVay said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 11, 2025
He was weary from practice, the constant punishment his body took, the frustration of never getting a play off, never completing a pass, the coach’s sarcasm, the lingering September heat.
From "The Chocolate War" by Robert Cormier
