play fair

Example Sentences

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He said: "I welcome the CMA's tough action today to enforce the law and make sure businesses play fair."

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

“Things like that just don’t play fair in our mind.”

From Seattle Times • Oct. 4, 2023

The Justice Department serves them all, and its credibility rests on being perceived to play fair.

From Washington Post • Jan. 13, 2023

Its job is to figure out how much cost companies that supply energy to households can pass along to consumers, while ensuring that the companies play fair.

From New York Times • Aug. 26, 2022

Then it flicked its whiskers and said, “Challenge her. There’s no guarantee she’ll play fair, but her kind of thing loves games and challenges.”

From "Coraline" by Neil Gaiman