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
“You have to play the game that is there for you to play.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026
“He’s one of the smartest guys to ever play the game of basketball,” Reaves said of James.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026
"Wait for 24 hours, let us play the game which is more important."
From Barron's • Feb. 14, 2026
At the copy shop, you play the game by yourself, feeling in your pocket again and again for your phone.
From "Goodbye Stranger" by Rebecca Stead
