play down
Example Sentences
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After its stock tanked, Bally’s tried to play down the disclosure.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026
But Argentina boss Lionel Scaloni, who had attempted to calm down the situation, appeared to play down the incidents in his post-match interview.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
But that is to play down the remarkable life and career of Fontaine - who, if he were playing in the modern day, would have represented a different country.
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026
Madison was trying to play down expressions of Jefferson’s that he found extreme or unhelpful.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
Such narratives do not play down the epistemological problem of moving from the specific to the universal; they accentuate it.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
