play false
Example Sentences
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For the sake of effect, I shall not play false with philosophy.
From The War Trail The Hunt of the Wild Horse by Reid, Mayne
It is as if the eye should conspire to cheat the hand, or the one hand play false to the other.
From The Expositor's Bible: Ephesians by Findlay, G. G.
And if you'd play false in one thing, you would in another.
From Nevermore by Bolderwood, Rolf
The greater number of his prisoners were too top-heavy to make their escape, even if they were inclined to play false with their indulgent keeper.
From The Strange Story of Harper's Ferry With Legends of the Surrounding Country by Barry, Joseph
To release the eagle would be to play false to Shamash.
From The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria by Jastrow, Morris
