play fair
Example Sentences
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“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
She hopes the new rules will force the parking firm to play fair with tenants and stop making their lives a misery.
From BBC • Feb. 7, 2022
They must play fair with one another; there’s not enough to cheat with.
From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin
