playing politics
Example Sentences
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He argued that whisky was "very high" up the list of priorities for the UK as it seeks further trade concessions from the US and warned Swinney against "playing politics".
From BBC • Sep. 16, 2025
Politicians in both parties should do whatever they can to stop those killings from happening, instead of playing politics with life-or-death situations.
From Washington Post • Jan. 28, 2023
“We’re trying to create a new way of playing politics that’s about solidarity, camaraderie, love — things that benefit all folks.”
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 9, 2022
Barger rejected suggestions that Mnuchin was playing politics with the Postal Service, noting that Democratic governors had met with top Treasury officials under Mnuchin.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 22, 2020
But he thought that still more amusement might be obtained by playing politics with people like Steinwitz, von Moll, and the immensely pompous Emperor.
From The Island Mystery by Birmingham, George A.
