play ball
Example Sentences
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As the chopper circled Miami, the cameraman explained the purpose of the shoot: “Everybody and their mama wants to know where he’s going to play ball next year.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2026
"But there is also something else, something more practical which is that we simply cannot solve a challenge like stopping the boats by acting alone and telling our allies that we won't play ball."
From BBC • Jul. 10, 2025
He added that “If…universities do not play ball, lawyer up, because the federal government is coming after you.”
From Salon • May 20, 2025
And there’s the whole other theme here where it would appear that Adams was coached by Bove to essentially offer: I’ll really play ball on immigration if you’ll dismiss the cases.
From Slate • Feb. 14, 2025
“I think you’d better play ball with him for a while, since you’re the one who promoted Major Major to squadron commander.”
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
