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

She played the game with a calm smile, even though everyone else was panicking.

When the weather worsened, she played it safe and returned home early.

After their messy breakup, Jenna admitted she played the field before settling down.

The CEO played for time during the negotiation, hoping a better offer would appear.

When we were kids, we often played house in the backyard, assigning roles and making up rules.

When the manager asked about the missing documents, he played stupid and pretended not to know anything.

She played off the two bidders against each other to drive up the price.

During the school fair, Mia played doctor to comfort her injured classmate until the nurse arrived.

When the hiker startled the deer on the trail, it played dead until the danger passed.