He played with fire and learned the consequences the hard way.

He played around with the camera settings until the photos looked better.

After school, the children played ball until the sun went down.

At her sister's wedding, Mia played Cupid when she introduced the shy colleagues to each other.

During the annual street performance, Maria played Nostradamus, delivering ominous predictions that left everyone whispering.

During the rehearsal, she played the man convincingly, even wearing his old coat.

When the striker was tackled, he insisted that he played the ball and did not foul the opponent.

Even though they disagreed, the team played nice during the meeting to reach a decision.

She played back the voicemail to make sure she hadn't missed any details.

My old printer played up again just before we needed to print the tickets.