play the part
Example Sentences
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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
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
He will join ITV Cold Feet star, actor and comedian John Thomson as Hook, while Gordon Cooper will co-direct and play the part of Dame Dolly.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2025
Nevertheless, she’ll play the part of the diplomatic CEO whose door is always open.
From Salon ● Dec. 23, 2024
“They are reenactors. They come here and play the part of soldiers. They talk to the tourists.”
From "In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse" by Joseph Marshall III
