playing it cool
Example Sentences
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Pep Guardiola had been playing it cool in the scorching heat that accompanied his final game in charge of Manchester City.
From BBC • May 24, 2026
Ruth and I moved on and off the deck, hoping that playing it cool might draw them in.
From New York Times • Jun. 19, 2024
Much later we realize that everyone's a mess of confusion and hormones, even the kids who are playing it cool.
From Salon • Dec. 4, 2021
Ford, which is fond of nonsensically attaching the phrase “Built Ford Tough” to its products, is playing it cool with the branding this time, simply calling its software updates “Ford Power Ups.”
From The Verge • May 13, 2021
I tuck the pencil I was using behind my ear, playing it cool.
From "Five Feet Apart" by Rachael Lippincott
