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
He said the loch could play tricks on people's eyes and mind.
From BBC • Aug. 25, 2023
In rough seas, breaking waves can play tricks and for brief moments resemble wobbly boats in the distance.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 16, 2021
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
In the darkness and whirling snow, my grandfather’s eyes play tricks on him.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
