play false
Example Sentences
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And if you'd play false in one thing, you would in another.
From Nevermore by Bolderwood, Rolf
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 Zyve, Claire Turner
Did I play false with you when I saved you from the spits of the Minimuls?
From The Three Mulla-mulgars by De la Mare, Walter
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 Barry, Joseph
Mirabeau could not play false, without losing, not only his income, but an eventual sum of £40,000.
From Lectures on the French Revolution by Figgis, John Neville
