play false
Example Sentences
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The greater number of his prisoners were too top-heavy to make their escape, even if they were inclined to play false with their indulgent keeper.
From The Strange Story of Harper's Ferry With Legends of the Surrounding Country by Joseph Barry
So far as degrading effect is concerned, the "pure, sweet" story or play, false to nature, false to true morality, propagandist of indecent emotions disguised as idealism, need yield nothing to the so-called "strong" story.
From Susan Lenox: Her Fall and Rise by David Graham Phillips
The dealer can play false cards; while the adversaries cannot afford to deceive each other.
From Bridge; its Principles and Rules of Play with Illustrative Hands and the Club Code of Bridge Laws by J.B. (Joseph Bowne) Elwell
The Landlady left the room, and thought;—"If you play false with me, I will play false with you, too."
From Joseph in the Snow, and The Clockmaker In Three Volumes. Vol. II. by Berthold Auerbach
And so Captain Jones of the Mayflower was bribed by Dutch gold to play false with the band of Pilgrims.
From The Landing of the Pilgrims by Claire Turner Zyve
