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Discover LudwigThe phrase "playing cool" is correct and commonly used in written English.
It means to deliberately act calm, unaffected, or uninterested in a situation, often to appear confident or in control. Example: "Despite the chaos around her, Sarah was playing cool and maintaining a composed demeanor." This phrase can be used in various contexts, such as describing someone's behavior in a stressful situation or portraying a character's attitude in a story.
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Her annoying performance suggests she should continue playing cool aristocrats and leave comedy alone.
Maybe by the time Gavin is 16, there will be community centers attracting boys and girls alike — playing cool music (whatever frightful sounds that may entail in 2022) and offering video games — and boys won't feel the need to dump cases of empties on their neighbors' lawns.
Mr. Thomas made his "Why Can't We Live Together," written during the Vietnam War, sound like a heartfelt plea for peace now, and Latimore stole the show with "Let's Straighten It Out," playing cool electric-piano chords as he promised his full attention to an unhappy lover, with Ms. Stone singing comebacks.
They're playing "cool" music.
"I feel like Amy is playing Cool Girl again at that point by letting him up on the counter".
Mia comes home in the morning and her parents are drinking mimosas, playing cool mom and dad with their friends, but her mother shoos everyone out of the kitchen after seeing Mia in distress.
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Ralph Williams, his face glistening, played cool jazz on a tenor sax.
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Now I just play cool music, natch.
In one doorstep, two street musicians played cool American jazz.
Because it's just cool when a woman plays cool.
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