play to the crowd

Example Sentences

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But Terence Crawford doesn't play to the crowd.

From BBC • Sep. 12, 2025

And they need their best player to play to the crowd and raise the commotion, Johnny Juzang is more than happy to do both.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 13, 2021

American wild-card entry Jenson Brooksby, after upsetting 21st-seeded Aslan Karatsev in five sets, knew how to play to the crowd.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 5, 2021

That's how you play to the crowd, and also how you attempt to divert attention and limit the chirps over the whole cart thing.

From Golf Digest • May 16, 2019

Currently, the dart world is dominated by Michael van Gerwen, who many consider the best player ever, and who is known to play to the crowd.

From New York Times • Dec. 28, 2018