play ball

Example Sentences

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"And they'd all got the memo to play ball and deliver an opening episode full of sizzling chemistry, cheeky banter and decent anecdotes," she wrote.

From BBC • Mar. 14, 2026

Still, with more American buyers demanding this type of transparency, Chinese trading companies have to play ball or risk losing business, lawyers say.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 28, 2026

“During that time we got know each other,” said Davis, who left home to play ball when he was teenager.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 28, 2025

He added that “If…universities do not play ball, lawyer up, because the federal government is coming after you.”

From Salon • May 20, 2025

She misses Rod—the old Rod who used to play ball with us when we were kids.

From "Boy21" by Matthew Quick