play the game

phrase

: to act according to a code or set of standards

Examples of play the game in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

What’s changed, too, is that China no longer plays the game of comparative advantage, which is the ideological basis of the World Trade Organization. — semafor.com, 20 Oct. 2026

Founded by media executive Dan Klores, the school was created to give students a pathway into industries connected to basketball, rather than focusing solely on playing the game. — Nick Caloway, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026

That's the right way to play the game, and the Brewers do it in spades. — Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2026

The two coaches decided in the third quarter, after Edgewater had taken a 21-0 halftime lead with weather conditions not getting any better, to play the game with a running clock the rest of the way. — Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Oct. 2026

Rhymes for play the game

• aspartame
• counterclaim
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• underframe
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• acclaim
• aflame
• airframe
• ballgame
• became
• declaim
• defame