play down

Example Sentences

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Haqqani himself, in his interview with the New York Times, played down any chance of an open split.

From BBC

It also has gone out of its way to play down the importance of the Venezuelan opposition.

From The Wall Street Journal

So far, Intel has played down hopes of winning any major external customers and said 18A will primarily be used for internal products, at least initially.

From Barron's

Official media has largely played down the protests but videos have flooded social media, many of which are difficult to authenticate, or have even been manipulated.

From Barron's

In his first term, he played down the severity of his Covid-19 symptoms and declined to disclose that he got a colonoscopy.

From The Wall Street Journal