play off
Example Sentences
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It doesn’t help that the vice presidents constantly runs down his wife in speeches, comments he tries to play off as jokes, but which are too hard-edged to sell as jovial.
From Salon ● Jul. 29, 2026
Drugmaker Novo Nordisk is running ads that play off Apple’s humorous early-aughts “Get a Mac” campaign to try to distinguish Ozempic from other GLP-1 drugs taken for Type 2 diabetes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 20, 2026
He made just two shots, but coach JJ Redick commended Smart’s play off the bench along with the performances of Jake LaRavia, Jaxson Hayes and Gabe Vincent.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 23, 2025
Previously, the winners of the Women's National League North and South had to play off for a place in the second division; now both champions go up.
From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2025
She tilted the book this way and that, watching the light play off the golden beetle.
From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman
