play false
Example Sentences
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And so Captain Jones of the Mayflower was bribed by Dutch gold to play false with the band of Pilgrims.
From The Landing of the Pilgrims by Claire Turner Zyve
You deal with your law-breakers only by the rule of legality: that is to say, you respect all the regulations of the game towards the men who play false.
From Lord Kilgobbin by Charles James Lever
The artist must have comrades, and the comrades may play false; well, then the artist must take care of herself.
From The History of David Grieve by Mrs. Humphry Ward
And if you'd play false in one thing, you would in another.
From Nevermore by Rolf Bolderwood
It would seem that most of them have secret, underhand agreements to play false to their best friends, whenever it suits their purpose.
From The Great Round World and What Is Going On In It, Vol. 1, No. 18, March 11, 1897 A Weekly Magazine for Boys and Girls by Various
