play fair
Example Sentences
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In America, there’s a sense that too much success in business is a bad thing, and that everyone needs to play fair.
From Barron's ● May 2, 2026
Do McLaren have to face the truth of F1 now - that if you want to win, you can't always play fair?
From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2025
Her father’s second-in-command, the handsome Jack Dean, insists family members play fair in obeying their father’s will.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 27, 2025
“Things like that just don’t play fair in our mind.”
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 4, 2023
They shook hands and promised to play fair.
From "The Missing Mitt (The Hardy Boys: Secret Files, #2)" by Franklin W. Dixon
