play false
Example Sentences
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No woman can play false to her heart and prosper.
From What Will People Say? A novel by Hughes, Rupert
Do you suppose that if you were in Pierre's place, and I knew where you were concealed, that I could be hired to play false to you?
From Frank Among The Rancheros by Castlemon, Harry
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
So far as degrading effect is concerned, the "pure, sweet" story or play, false to nature, false to true morality, propagandist of indecent emotions disguised as idealism, need yield nothing to the so-called "strong" story.
From Susan Lenox: Her Fall and Rise by Phillips, David Graham
Now, in return, I make one request of you, that is that you all do as you have agreed to; don’t play false one with the other.
From Nurse and Spy in the Union Army The Adventures and Experiences of a Woman in Hospitals, Camps, and Battle-Fields by Edmonds, S. Emma E.
