play the part of
Example Sentences
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Waggoner sat down with the group to play the part of a skeptical justice.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 18, 2025
Nevertheless, she’ll play the part of the diplomatic CEO whose door is always open.
From Salon • Dec. 23, 2024
They said Firth would play the part of a "a man, a husband, and a father who risks everything in memory of his daughter and the unflinching pursuit of truth and justice".
From BBC • Jan. 23, 2024
Several famous people were there to play the part of the teacher, and read the dictation texts out loud.
From NewsForKids.net • Jun. 8, 2023
They ask Dilip Nandi to play the part of Ashima’s brother, to hold the child and feed him rice, the Bengali staff of life, for the very first time.
From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri
