play the part
Example Sentences
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When she does such exercises with clients, Matsis-McCready will often play the part of a frustrated, or emotional, employee learning of a layoff.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 17, 2025
He will join ITV Cold Feet star, actor and comedian John Thomson as Hook, while Gordon Cooper will co-direct and play the part of Dame Dolly.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2025
So what happens when a spare doesn't want to play the part any longer?
From Salon ● May 10, 2025
There's so much of Gregor Fisher in ageing technophobe Ken, you might wonder just how much acting was actually required to play the part.
From BBC ● Nov. 21, 2024
Nausicaä, for so the girl was called, never imagined the next morning that she was to play the part of rescuer to a hero.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
