Examples of play up in a Sentence
that TV news program plays up sensational stories just to get higher ratings
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These days, what’s trending in beauty (largely proliferated by Gen Z users on TikTok) is a more refined, natural look that plays up one’s unique features.
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Hannah Malach, WWD, 20 Feb. 2025
Henry Thrun Thrun has played up and down the Sharks’ defense and occasionally logs big minutes.
—Eric Stephens, The Athletic, 20 Feb. 2025
The film plays up his Captain as its own distinct hero, a Captain America with no super serum but better gear, a different temperament and a different style of fighting.
—Maya Phillips, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025
That allowed Williams’ fastball, which topped out at 97 mph, to play up.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 15 Feb. 2025
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Hannah Malach, WWD, 20 Feb. 2025
Henry Thrun Thrun has played up and down the Sharks’ defense and occasionally logs big minutes.
—Eric Stephens, The Athletic, 20 Feb. 2025
The film plays up his Captain as its own distinct hero, a Captain America with no super serum but better gear, a different temperament and a different style of fighting.
—Maya Phillips, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025
That allowed Williams’ fastball, which topped out at 97 mph, to play up.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 15 Feb. 2025
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“Play up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/play%20up. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.
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