play down

Example Sentences

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Rapino played down the comment, testifying that he meant Live Nation, which owns Ticketmaster, successfully took a fragmented industry and “put the pieces together to make it a global, attractive business for artists.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Third is the post-meeting press conference, where Fed Chair Jerome Powell can amplify or play down whatever signals emerge from the other two.

From The Wall Street Journal

Despite the worries about a surge in global costs similar to that seen in 2022, when inflation topped 10 percent in the eurozone and nine percent in the US, some analysts played down the dangers.

From Barron's

Executives at the biggest private-credit lenders have sought to play down an exodus of investor money from their funds, making carefully worded television appearances to calm jitters about the sector.

From The Wall Street Journal

The first play-off hole saw DeChambeau dump his ball in a lake as they played down the 18th, immediately handing his opponent an advantage.

From BBC