play tricks
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“Certainly altitude kind of can play tricks on your stuff,” Roberts said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026
Daphne du Maurier’s fiction revels in the mind’s ability to play tricks on itself.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2025
The relationship between dark and light starts to play tricks on you in this part of Sweden, where the sun goes down around 3 p.m. in December.
From New York Times ● Feb. 16, 2023
"The dripping water, the rats, the echoes and the shadows can make your mind play tricks when you are alone in here at night," says Jamie.
From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2022
There is no end and no be-ginning; there is only one’s own mind, which can begin to play tricks.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
