play the game

phrase

: to act according to a code or set of standards

Examples of play the game in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Evans, in fact, plays the game very differently than a Jefferson or a Chase. — Miami Herald, 4 Oct. 2026

White's response in particular, as the coach of Clark and Cunningham, drew national backlash all while her team was playing the game that night. — Jackson Thompson Outkick, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2026

Contreras’ bruised hand and Caleb Durbin’s sideways pinky come with playing the game hard. — Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2026

Tomlin got an earlier start, watching his middle school-age sons spending weekends playing the game in 2014, the same year the Steelers went 11-5 to begin a four-year streak of double-figure wins. — Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026

Rhymes for play the game

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