Sentence examples for candidate playing from inspiring English sources

It occurred to me that such an admission would be disastrous for any candidate playing by the traditional rules of politics, and particularly for McCain's primary opponent, George W. Bush, who offered detailed domestic- and foreign-policy speeches after a series of heavily publicized tutorials, with an impressive array of policy experts.

If any candidate plays into this gaffe-fest, it's Trump himself.

After a candidate played, he or she went to wait in a nearby locker room.

With W. and Cheney, the usual order switched and the vice-presidential candidate played the role of surrogate dad.

Former colleagues in the House called her Tracy Flick, after the bumptious student-council candidate played by Reese Witherspoon in "Election".

The fact that neither candidate plays entirely to the party label is what makes this race competitive.

Bill Clinton, who as a presidential candidate played the sax on "The Arsenio Hall Show," relied on Hollywood friends to buff his image as the boy from Hope.

Late-night television has come a long way since Bill Clinton, then a presidential candidate, played his saxophone for Arsenio Hall in 1992.

Ms. Lopez plays a maid in a swank New York hotel who falls in love with a political candidate, played by Ralph Fiennes, who mistakes her for a guest.

Rock band Queen have lodged the latest protest against Donald Trump after the presidential candidate played the band's famous anthem We Are the Champions at the Republican National Convention.

As the candidate played hard to get, she said, the debate commission grew agreeable to talking about creative, spontaneous formats for the debates.