When the festival's pianist got sick, the understudy played by ear and saved the concert.

On the deserted highway, two drivers played chicken until one swerved at the last second.

When the manager asked about the missing funds, he played dumb and avoided eye contact.

Yesterday we played booty until sunset, laughing at every clumsy attempt to steal the treasure.

When the manager played favorites, the rest of the team felt demoralized.

She played about with the settings until the device worked properly.

In the old novel, a line read 'played with oneself' as a candid confession by the protagonist.

At the village fair, the children played Old Gooseberry until sunset.

During the merger talks, our CEO played it close to the hip and revealed almost nothing to the press.

During the interview, he played the man and not the ball, criticizing her character instead of responding to her proposal.