Sentence examples for play to get from inspiring English sources

Idiom

Play hard to get.

If someone plays hard to get, they pretend not to be interewsted or attracted by someone, usually to make the other person increase their efforts.

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"The River" can be a tough play to get.

"That was a role I needed to play to get into this league," he said.

"We have to keep playing the way that we play to get the lead," Stoudemire said.

23 Brian Schottenheimer calls a Jeremy Kerley Wildcat play to get something going on offense.

"Duke made a great play to get the follow," Maryland Coach Gary Williams said.

"It was clearly a political play to get the party line," Mr. Johnson said.

There are little games they can play to get us to buy a little bit more.

That makes it hard for the play to get any traction.

"I don't think you play to get under his skin," Holik said.

I just take it as another play, to get us to the Super Bowl, not much more than that".

I didn't want to come in for one play to get a start; I didn't want to do that.

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