play along

verb

played along; playing along; plays along

: to agree to do or accept what other people want

They wanted me to cooperate with them, but I refused to play along.

—often + with

I refused to play along with their plan.

Examples of play along in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Critics and journalists largely played along, competing to see who could allude to her presence most coyly. — Nate Jones, Vulture, 23 Oct. 2026

Novelist Marsh Rose, playing along, exchanged 29 emails with the Chicago LGBTQ Book Club. — Snigdha Poonam, The Dial, 13 Oct. 2026

Chicago Philharmonic plays along with Danny Elfman’s score for a live screening. — Doug George, Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2026

Stella McCartney’s spring show was an ode to water — and mother nature came out to play along. — Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 30 Sep. 2026

Rhymes for play along

• evensong
• livelong
• overlong
• vietcong
• agung
• belong
• birdsong
• furlong
• headlong
• headstrong
• lifelong
• plainsong