play tricks
Example Sentences
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As a previously flat pitch began to break up and play tricks, England first surrendered the initiative with the bat, then tried gamely with the ball to hang in the contest.
From BBC ● Jun. 27, 2026
Daphne du Maurier’s fiction revels in the mind’s ability to play tricks on itself.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2025
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
She had a funny sense of humor and liked to play tricks.
From "March Forward, Girl" by Melba Pattillo Beals
