play the game
Example Sentences
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Whatever I feel on that day, some of the best players to ever play the game have been there and felt those same things.
From BBC • May 13, 2026
“Why are we good for baseball? Because our players play the game the right way.”
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2026
"Wait for 24 hours, let us play the game which is more important."
From Barron's • Feb. 14, 2026
He posited that if AI comes to shape too much of game-day strategizing, “We can just play the game without the players and coaches,” almost as if the “Madden NFL” videogame replaced the actual NFL.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 6, 2026
Victor took control of the middle of the field, which meant that we started to play the game up at their end instead of down at ours.
From "Tangerine" by Edward Bloor
