play tricks
Example Sentences
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The thin, autumnal light continued to play tricks on me, forming islands in the sea that disappeared with the next passing cloud.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 16, 2026
Asked about that, Metcalf smiled and said, “I like to play tricks on y’all sometimes, can’t give y’all everything. Yeah, the ribs are fine today.”
From Seattle Times • Sep. 28, 2023
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
His band used to play tricks on each other all the time.
From Fox News • Aug. 7, 2021
Leah ultimately found one explanation that covered almost any difficult séance situation—the spirit world contained humbugs just like the mortal one— some spirits liked to play tricks; others simply lied.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
