Sentence examples for official playing from inspiring English sources

"Don't worry," the official playing the United Kingdom, who was nursing a cold, said.

"Except today Russia and China are adversaries," the official playing the U.K. said.

The official playing the U.K. relinquished command and went home to sleep off his cold.

But the official playing down of the situation here began in early March if not before.

According to the rulebook, the official playing the U.S. was barred from attacking until Round 3.

Then a city official, playing the role of Clarence the angel, sets him free as the music swells.

Hiroshige Seko, a senior government official, plays down the differences.

A senior government official played down the retrospective implications.

A senior administration official played down the matter, attributing it to a scheduling conflict.

A Pentagon official played down the initial findings of the investigation.

One senior administration official played down the differences between Mr. Obama's proposals and those of the bipartisan group.