How to Use play along in a Sentence
play along
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The big thing was would Paul Reubens want to play along?
—Caroline Brew, Variety, 4 Nov. 2023
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And all the while, Lovett kept finding small shows to play along the way.
—Garret K. Woodward, Rolling Stone, 2 July 2023
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The sketch falls flat without Lutz there to play along.
—Lesley Goldberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 May 2023
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After the video was released, some of the teams involved played along.
—Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2023
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Watch Matthias pretend to play along in time with the church band and his father's preaching.
—Carissa Quiambao, USA TODAY, 19 Apr. 2023
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Belle, 38, and de Guzman, 43, have enjoyed the banter and played along.
—Kyle Melnick, Washington Post, 29 Feb. 2024
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She is listed as a midfielder for the Current and can also play along the back line.
—Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 25 Jan. 2024
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In the story, a 5-year-old Jesus plays along a rushing stream and molds 12 sparrows out of clay down by the water.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 13 June 2024
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In the audience, Culkin played along, staring blank-faced at Pascal with evil in his eyes.
—Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 16 Jan. 2024
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The mean hunk son is trying to get Marco fired, but Venetia’s not playing along.
—Emma Specter, Vogue, 3 July 2023
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A couple of weeks later, Shutt was at Lee’s house when Lee put a record on and started playing along.
—Geoff Edgers, Washington Post, 10 Nov. 2023
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Maryellen gamely plays along, spinning a tale: A woman, maybe a student, walks alone in the autumn woods.
—Kat McGowan, WIRED, 4 Jan. 2024
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So Pinkley, still in his grunt attire, plays along under duress and pretends to inspect the troops.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 21 June 2024
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The entertainment value is high, as kids of all ages can get involved, and even adults can play along.
—Erica Puisis, Parents, 9 Mar. 2024
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In town, the children spent time playing along the beach and the whole family dipped their toes in the Arctic Ocean, surprised by the chunks of ice still floating by.
—Alena Naiden, Anchorage Daily News, 1 Aug. 2023
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So in other words, Hamas will not play along with any Israeli response that aims to restore the status quo ante?
—Foreign Affairs, 7 Oct. 2023
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And the elections—or rather, the mass approval of Putin’s activities—will show that the people, at least, are playing along.
—Andrei Kolesnikov, Foreign Affairs, 1 Dec. 2023
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Each week, Shortz presents an on-air quiz to one contestant while listeners at home play along.
—Juliana Kim, NPR, 3 Mar. 2024
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The introduction of the live play along app has also been a hit, topping app download charts in the early weeks of the show’s broadcast.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 28 Apr. 2023
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The production takes cues from other movies-and-symphony shows by screening the film live, in a large format, as the band plays along.
—John Wenzel, The Denver Post, 6 Mar. 2024
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Skipper played along, standing alone in support of mashed potatoes.
—Naomi Martin, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Sep. 2023
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No, Waggoner answered, back on firm footing and playing along.
—David D. Kirkpatrick, The New Yorker, 2 Oct. 2023
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Over the years, colleagues would sometimes cringe at his antics and on other occasions play along.
—Bre Badham, Fortune, 9 Jan. 2024
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Fortunately, the consumer did not play along and did not end up losing any money.
—Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 29 May 2024
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Where Rosengarten plays along the Ravens’ offensive line remains to be seen, but with the right tackle spot open, that would be the most likely position.
—Brian Wacker, Baltimore Sun, 26 Apr. 2024
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The women decide to have Lottie committed to a psychiatric hospital, but play along with the idea of a hunt.
—Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 26 May 2023
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And should the Journal, which has criticized ProPublica as a left-wing outfit, have played along with this?
—Jesse Eisinger, ProPublica, 25 June 2023
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Including where to eat, stay, and play along these scenic beach communities.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 26 Feb. 2024
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Manet’s refusal to play along with the strictures of academic art matches his refusal to cater to France’s bourgeois fantasies.
—Jackson Arn, The New Yorker, 11 Oct. 2023
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Skeptics may say that there is no reason for the leadership in Beijing to play along, given its triumphalism and distrust.
—Jessica Chen Weiss, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2022
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