play upon

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Example Sentences

We should at least keep in mind as responsible viewers and citizens that what we’re seeing here, however factual in its crucial points, scrupulous in its details, and engaging in its philosophy, and however faithfully the actors embody their real-life models, it’s unavoidably an impression of the truth, built out with imagined scenes and conversations and made to play upon your feelings.

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For now, the Dodgers haven’t decided where Betts will play upon his return.

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The campaign calls on retailers to commit not to sell products which play upon, emphasise or exploit children's sexuality.

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It wasn’t clear what role, if any, Philippe expected to play upon his return to Haiti, which is under siege by gangs that grew extremely powerful in the political vacuum created by the July 2021 assassination of President Jovenel Moïse.

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But with Israel’s retaliatory and horrific bombing of everyone and everything in Gaza, Hamas can now play upon Palestinian frustration and grief to unite against Israel.

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