play games

Idioms  

1. Be evasive or deceptive, as in Don't play games with me—I want an honest answer. Also see play the game.

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Example Sentences

Masters of Albion has been released in early access on the global online PC store Steam, a model which allows users to purchase and play games in active development before their official launch.

From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026

Who says you can’t run around and play games with your friends just because you’re a “grown-up”?

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 20, 2026

By 2017, one of its early projects, called Universe, which aimed to train AI agents to play games and use computers like humans, was floundering.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026

"If you lead a country like the US or China, it's not easy. You have to play games, make deals."

From Barron's • Jan. 20, 2026

I used to play games when I was young—it might as well be a thousand years ago.

From "Grendel" by John Gardner

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