play tricks
Example Sentences
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Daphne du Maurier’s fiction revels in the mind’s ability to play tricks on itself.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 24, 2025
"We'd play tricks on each other," Redford said of his relationship with Newman.
From BBC • Sep. 16, 2025
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
Play all day, stay up as late as we wanted, roam the woods and fields, tease and play tricks on the living.
From "The Old Willis Place" by Mary Downing Hahn
