play favorites
Example Sentences
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Amtrak doesn’t play favorites in the dining car, so meals are another built-in meetup.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 27, 2025
They say parents shouldn’t play favorites, but the Eurasian hoopoe—a bird known for its showy orange crest and whooping cry—clearly never got the memo.
From Science Magazine • Mar. 21, 2024
When asked the question that has, of late, consumed the pop-culture world she both inhabits and influences — which movie did she prefer? — not surprisingly, she found no reason to play favorites.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 27, 2024
But — even though maybe an entomologist shouldn’t play favorites — it is the dragonfly that really makes her heart sing.
From New York Times • Apr. 25, 2023
She started to play favorites with her niece and for some reason it all made sense: They were planning on moving out together, but my sister and I weren’t included.
From "The Freedom Writers Diary" by The Freedom Writers
