play with
Britishverb
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to consider without giving deep thought to or coming to a conclusion concerning
we're playing with the idea of emigrating
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to behave carelessly with
to play with a girl's affections
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to fiddle or mess about with
he's just playing with his food
Example Sentences
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“This is for the championship and we wanted it more tonight,” said Robinson, who sealed the win on a layup off an inbounds play with less than 20 seconds left.
From Los Angeles Times
The move comes days after the court criticised WhatsApp's 2021 privacy policy, warning that it would not allow WhatsApp or Meta to "play with" Indians' right to privacy or "make a mockery" of the Constitution, which guarantees privacy as a fundamental right.
From BBC
I was pretty nervous every show, and then you sink in and you start to be able to play with the audience a little bit.
From Los Angeles Times
"At youth level it is a big advantage that they have so many days together, they can train, play with boys all the time, so they are of course perhaps more ready there," said the Greenland-born coach.
From Barron's
A team would have to play with 10 players until the next stoppage, and that must be after at least 60 seconds.
From BBC
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