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

Mr. Rutte, who leads the center-right People’s Party for Freedom and Democracy, or V.V.D., does not play to the crowd, nor does he worry about keeping a politically crafted image, people close to him say.

From New York Times • May 28, 2020

Between that and "Country Roads," this guy knows how to play to the crowd.

From Golf Digest • Mar. 10, 2020