Examples of play up in a Sentence
that TV news program plays up sensational stories just to get higher ratings
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Another prominent shoe style from the show also played up color contrast.
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Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 6 Oct. 2025
But perhaps their stuff could play up in a relief role.
—Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
The director plays up the humor a lot more than Westlake’s callously cynical prose, for better or worse.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 30 Sep. 2025
So that mixed with the way Sean can draw these plays up?
—Mirjam Swanson, Oc Register, 29 Sep. 2025
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Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 6 Oct. 2025
But perhaps their stuff could play up in a relief role.
—Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
The director plays up the humor a lot more than Westlake’s callously cynical prose, for better or worse.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 30 Sep. 2025
So that mixed with the way Sean can draw these plays up?
—Mirjam Swanson, Oc Register, 29 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for play up
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“Play up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/play%20up. Accessed 10 Oct. 2025.
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