play ball
Example Sentences
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Now, if only the energy gods would also play ball by keeping the lights on for the matches.
From Barron's ● Jun. 14, 2026
As the chopper circled Miami, the cameraman explained the purpose of the shoot: “Everybody and their mama wants to know where he’s going to play ball next year.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 10, 2026
"But there is also something else, something more practical which is that we simply cannot solve a challenge like stopping the boats by acting alone and telling our allies that we won't play ball."
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2025
He added that “If…universities do not play ball, lawyer up, because the federal government is coming after you.”
From Salon ● May 20, 2025
“Piper said they play ball on Alcatraz. The prisoners, I mean. Maybe you could play with them. Or better yet, get us both in the game.”
From "Al Capone Does My Shirts" by Gennifer Choldenko
