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

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

The deadline passed; Bury never played the game, and the team was expelled from the league. — Vanda Mayer, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2026

Evans, in fact, plays the game very differently than a Jefferson or a Chase. — Miami Herald, 4 Oct. 2026

White's response in particular, as the coach of Clark and Cunningham, drew national backlash all while her team was playing the game that night. — Jackson Thompson Outkick, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2026

Rhymes for play the game

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