Sentence examples for played themselves from inspiring English sources

Earlier this year, in the deep boredom of late winter, I started keeping a Google doc called "Who Played Themselves 2016".

"They played themselves into that position.

Nobody played themselves out of consideration.

The Cardinals have played themselves into contention.

The Mets have played themselves into oblivion.

The film buff, the family, and Makhmalbaf all played themselves.

In which the candidate, her husband and children played themselves.

England have already played themselves into a strong position.

Justin Rose and Matt Kuchar played themselves out of contention.

Costas and Michaels have played themselves, and others, in various films and TV programs.

Although there was a script, the service members essentially played themselves.