How to Use play into in a Sentence

play into

phrasal verb

• That means about 60 golfers are set to play into the weekend.
  — Jordan Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 12 Apr. 2024
• The ad played into a racist trope that Black people are dirty.
  — Jordyn Holman, New York Times, 21 June 2023
• Chmerkovskiy, 43, said the videos play into their sense of humor.
  — Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 31 Oct. 2023
• That kind of ball control played into the Hogs' game plan to keep the high-octane Ole Miss offense off the field.
  — Tom Murphy, Arkansas Online, 8 Oct. 2023
• But there is some concern that such strikes would play into Iran’s game plan.
  — Vivek Shankar, New York Times, 31 Dec. 2023
• What kinds of careers play into both my strengths and lifestyle goals?
  — Mark C. Perna, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2023
• That detail, the targeting of men on the team, often plays into the longevity of abusers’ streaks.
  — Petula Dvorak, Washington Post, 21 Mar. 2024
• Because, just to be clear, that played into our over-under, too!
  — Mikey O'Connell, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Jan. 2024
• How did this episode — and these deaths — play into Kanan’s story overall?
  — Julia Moore, Peoplemag, 10 Feb. 2024
• There's an Elvis statue outside, and the King's hits are always playing into the street.
  — Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 25 Mar. 2024
• The hotel was once the Charles Street Jail, and the common spaces really play into that theme.
  — Maya Kachroo-Levine, Travel + Leisure, 12 Feb. 2024
• How much does this project play into your intentions with your live show?
  — Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 13 Mar. 2024
• These all played into this idea of this little girl who needed to be rescued.
  — Jenelle Riley, Variety, 17 Nov. 2023
• The Row’s oversized tank dresses are sure to prove popular for the customer looking to play into the chic-sportif trend.
  — Alexis Bennett Parker, Vogue, 28 Feb. 2024
• So how that plays into this present moment is a balancing act.
  — Patrick Gomez, EW.com, 12 Apr. 2024
• Other creations play into the rising trend of ready-to-drink cocktails.
  — Shana Clarke, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Apr. 2024
• How did that clause make it into Montana's Constitution in the first place, and did that play into your case?
  — Dana Taylor, USA TODAY, 23 July 2023
• The times need not turn Anderson’s wonderful sense of play into tragedy.
  — Armond White, National Review, 15 Mar. 2024
• For the record, SDSU’s scoring drought ended two plays into the second quarter.
  — Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Nov. 2023
• The Americans have played into the final weekend of every World Cup since the tournament launched in 1991.
  — NBC News, 1 Aug. 2023
• This story is fun and plays into a familiar fantasy for those a part of a boy band fandom.
  — Lexy Perez, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 May 2024
• Could this play into a spinoff that was slated for Severide’s character?
  — Demetrius Patterson, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Jan. 2024
• All that is playing into the hands of Tesla, which has found a way to rake in billions through the misfortunes of other companies.
  — Owen Bellwood / Jalopnik, Quartz, 12 Feb. 2024
• That video feed also plays into an overflow room down the hallway, where more reporters and members of the public are seated.
  — David Jackson, USA TODAY, 4 May 2024
• The propensity for Utah State quarterbacks to get picked off plays into the hands of the Aztecs, who have nine interceptions this season.
  — Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Nov. 2023
• Any new mistrust between Western democracies and developing states in the G20 of course plays into the hands of Putin and Xi.
  — Stephen Collinson, CNN, 5 Sep. 2023
• The Jets’ star quarterback was forced to leave the game with an ankle injury just four plays into the team’s first series against the Buffalo Bills in Monday night.
  — oregonlive, 11 Sep. 2023
• The structure also plays into San Diego’s temperate weather with floor-to-ceiling garage doors and a bar that melds the outdoors and indoors for guests.
  — Natallie Rocha, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 June 2023
• Melting ice sheets play into this process in the opposite way, Agnew suggests.
  — Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 Mar. 2024
• All of these uncertainties will play into the fate of this year’s hurricane season.
  — WIRED, 29 June 2023

Last Updated: 28 May 2024