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
“I had to play the part of the fine dining expert, like, I know my wines and I know good food,” she said with an easy, infectious grin.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 24, 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
I guess Danny must have told them about the Extravaganza, and they had come to see me play the part of Ariel the Warrior.
From "The Wednesday Wars" by Gary D. Schmidt
