play tricks

Example Sentences

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The thin, autumnal light continued to play tricks on me, forming islands in the sea that disappeared with the next passing cloud.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 16, 2026

And for Slot, it proved to be the first wrong move in a stellar start at Anfield, proof that you try to play tricks with the FA Cup at your peril.

From BBC • Feb. 9, 2025

Then pollution, much from industry but some from farming itself, also started to play tricks on them over the past few decades.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 31, 2024

She’s never sought to play tricks on her audience, she told me, correcting a common misconception about her work; Kuriki-Olivo approaches everything she devises from a place of sincerity.

From New York Times • Aug. 18, 2021

Or slide down the banister or play tricks on Bertha.

From "Ella Enchanted" by Gail Carson Levine