Examples of 'play down' in a sentence

Meaning of "play down"

play down - This phrase is used to describe the act of downplaying or minimizing the significance or importance of something. It suggests that someone is trying to make something seem less serious or significant than it actually is
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  • To make or attempt to make something seem less important, likely, or obvious.

How to use "play down" in a sentence

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I would rather play down the garden.
Play down here all the time.
Rupert wants to go play down in the basement.
Seconds left to go on the power play down.
Use humor to play down mistakes or failures.
Listen to it by pushing play down here.
He can also play down low if necessary.
Play down accomplishments internally.
Russia sought to play down the incident.
I play down my hunting nowadays.
The boys used to play down here.
He can play down in the box or deep.
I do not want you to play down there.
We cannot play down to their level of competency.
They still ask me to play down there.

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Just play down the fuss.
Six survivors returned to play down to a champion.
He can play down low and on the perimeter.
I always wanted to play down here.
Let us play down on personal quarrels.
I am not allowed to play down there.
To play down what leaves us.
I find myself having to play down those difficulties.
The long arm of the law does not play down.
We would have to play down the racial thing.
I am hearing rumblings about some big play down south.
Our kids play down here.
And play down these big highlights under her cheeks.
It will not play down here.
I play down my good features and play up the bad ones.
I am running a play down on the docks.
This adds up to an enormous amount that is really hard to play down.
You should never play down your passions.
If we play down and rains will debris throughout the east coast.
I can definitely play down the.
That would be to play down the situation and also to underestimate it.
Other contemporary historians play down this view.
Bucs did not play down to their normal form.
Hearing rumblings about some big play down south.
I am gonna go play down in the basement.
White House is sort of desperately trying to play down.
Attempts to play down the loss have begun.
If you see the brute coming play down patch.
I used to play down here as a kid.
Philippine military officials sought to play down the exercise.
We can play down there.
He can highlight strong points and play down weaknesses.
We want neither to play down nor sensationalise the problem.
Fire officials later tried hard to play down the damage.
Good play down low.

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