play tricks
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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
I had no idea the mind could play tricks on you over five years of a descent into madness, like I experienced.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 16, 2023
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
"The dripping water, the rats, the echoes and the shadows can make your mind play tricks when you are alone in here at night," says Jamie.
From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2022
He loved to play tricks, delighted in horsing around, always seemed to have a joke at the ready.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
