play false
Example Sentences
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Mirabeau could not play false, without losing, not only his income, but an eventual sum of £40,000.
From Lectures on the French Revolution by Figgis, John Neville
For the sake of effect, I shall not play false with philosophy.
From The War Trail The Hunt of the Wild Horse by Reid, Mayne
And if you'd play false in one thing, you would in another.
From Nevermore by Bolderwood, Rolf
And so Captain Jones of the Mayflower was bribed by Dutch gold to play false with the band of Pilgrims.
From The Landing of the Pilgrims by Zyve, Claire Turner
The Landlady left the room, and thought;—"If you play false with me, I will play false with you, too."
From Joseph in the Snow, and The Clockmaker In Three Volumes. Vol. II. by Auerbach, Berthold
