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
Against a new ball and on a pitch starting to play tricks Bethell played as late as a broken clock.
From BBC • Dec. 7, 2024
The relationship between dark and light starts to play tricks on you in this part of Sweden, where the sun goes down around 3 p.m. in December.
From New York Times • Feb. 16, 2023
They play tricks with our eyes and our hearts, letting us see what we want to see, just for a moment.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 28, 2021
In the darkness and whirling snow, my grandfather’s eyes play tricks on him.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
