Sentence examples for played its hand from inspiring English sources

A cynic might say that the British government played its hand as best it could, and with an eye to other cases; that it dragged out proceedings for years so future claimants are now deceased; that its release of potential evidence files at Hanslope has been less than transparent, despite public claims to the contrary.

If there is one Islamic country where the U.S. has, of late, played its hand intelligently thus far, it's in Iran itself.

Neither side has played its hand adroitly.

Shortly before 9pm, darkness played its hand.

Nissan has played its hand early and won.

I really think fate has played its hand".

Yet it plays its hand so much more lightly than that suggests.

To what degree this happens in Chile depends on many things: how many badly built buildings like those described by my friend are found to have come down on their inhabitants; how the soldiers and looters behave; the decisions that Bachelet makes in the next few days; and how the incoming Piñera government plays its hand as it takes power.

And it's also continuing to play its hand in areas where it hopes to continue to stake out a claim.

"It needs to play its hand".

To avoid it, Britain will have to play its hand carefully.