play tricks
Example Sentences
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Daphne du Maurier’s fiction revels in the mind’s ability to play tricks on itself.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 24, 2025
Against a new ball and on a pitch starting to play tricks Bethell played as late as a broken clock.
From BBC • Dec. 7, 2024
I had no idea the mind could play tricks on you over five years of a descent into madness, like I experienced.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 16, 2023
The relationship between dark and light starts to play tricks on you in this part of Sweden, where the sun goes down around 3 p.m. in December.
From New York Times • Feb. 16, 2023
They didn’t play tricks on me, I think, because they knew that if they got caught “bullying” me, it would be big-time trouble for them.
From "Wonder" by R. J. Palacio
