play tricks
Example Sentences
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The thin, autumnal light continued to play tricks on me, forming islands in the sea that disappeared with the next passing cloud.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 16, 2026
Against a new ball and on a pitch starting to play tricks Bethell played as late as a broken clock.
From BBC • Dec. 7, 2024
I had no idea the mind could play tricks on you over five years of a descent into madness, like I experienced.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 16, 2023
She’s never sought to play tricks on her audience, she told me, correcting a common misconception about her work; Kuriki-Olivo approaches everything she devises from a place of sincerity.
From New York Times • Aug. 18, 2021
“It will not play tricks on you. As for you, Ranofer,” he turned interested eyes on the younger boy, “come with me. I have a task for you.”
From "The Golden Goblet" by Eloise Jarvis McGraw
