play favorites
Example Sentences
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Amtrak doesn’t play favorites in the dining car, so meals are another built-in meetup.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 27, 2025
They say parents shouldn’t play favorites, but the Eurasian hoopoe—a bird known for its showy orange crest and whooping cry—clearly never got the memo.
From Science Magazine • Mar. 21, 2024
When asked the question that has, of late, consumed the pop-culture world she both inhabits and influences — which movie did she prefer? — not surprisingly, she found no reason to play favorites.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 27, 2024
I don’t mean to play favorites, but the Milky White who jauntily dances in the Opera House is one I’m especially happy to steer you to.
From Washington Post • Feb. 26, 2023
So Luma tried to make sure she didn’t speak Arabic, even when it was easier, and she taught herself not to play favorites.
From "Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference" by Warren St. John
