Examples of play up in a Sentence
that TV news program plays up sensational stories just to get higher ratings
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Compher can play up and down a team’s top nine but established herself as a legitimate second-line scoring winger last season in Toronto.
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Hailey Salvian, New York Times, 16 June 2025
The Canadian continued to play up to his regular season MVP status with 28 points through the first three quarters.
—Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 5 June 2025
Switching and playing up in coverage effectively serve as challenges for guys to defend the man in front of them, and Minnesota’s defenders love to rise to an occasion.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 25 May 2025
If the players play up to their full potential, the Packers are going to be very difficult for opposing defenses to stop.
—Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 June 2025
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Hailey Salvian, New York Times, 16 June 2025
The Canadian continued to play up to his regular season MVP status with 28 points through the first three quarters.
—Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 5 June 2025
Switching and playing up in coverage effectively serve as challenges for guys to defend the man in front of them, and Minnesota’s defenders love to rise to an occasion.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 25 May 2025
If the players play up to their full potential, the Packers are going to be very difficult for opposing defenses to stop.
—Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 June 2025
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“Play up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/play%20up. Accessed 28 Jun. 2025.
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