play the part
Example Sentences
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During his testimony last week, Musk tried at one point to play the part of his own legal counsel, accusing OpenAI's lawyer William Savitt of asking him leading questions.
From BBC ● May 6, 2026
It's more unusual for a US actress to play the part, but Coward actually based the character on an American he'd met at a dinner party in 1921.
From BBC ● Apr. 16, 2026
You have these opportunities, you read something, you hope you get to play the part because you believe in the story and you believe in the filmmaker and you believe in your co-star.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 11, 2025
When she does such exercises with clients, Matsis-McCready will often play the part of a frustrated, or emotional, employee learning of a layoff.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 17, 2025
Nausicaä, for so the girl was called, never imagined the next morning that she was to play the part of rescuer to a hero.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
