play tricks
Example Sentences
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Daphne du Maurier’s fiction revels in the mind’s ability to play tricks on itself.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 24, 2025
He said the loch could play tricks on people's eyes and mind.
From BBC • Aug. 25, 2023
They play tricks with our eyes and our hearts, letting us see what we want to see, just for a moment.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 28, 2021
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
Like play tricks on your cousins or siblings.
From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila
