Examples of 'played down' in a sentence
Meaning of "played down"
Played down is a phrase used when someone intentionally downplays or reduces the importance or significance of something. It is often used in the context of downplaying a situation, minimizing the impact or implications of an event, or diminishing the seriousness of an issue
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- simple past tense and past participle of play down
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played down
Thune publicly played down the speculation.
I played down what happened last night.
I should have tried to played down my attractiveness.
Yellen played down the role of international trends.
Hierarchical relations among crew members were played down.
The government played down the controversy.
The subject is too serious to be played down here.
You often played down there by the water.
The significance of death is played down.
The game is played down there in the field.
The years preceding primary school are often played down.
They played down their real.
The central election commission played down these concerns.
They played down to the opposition.
Risks are ignored or played down.
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Trump played down the expense.
These wholly unacceptable declarations should cease to be played down.
Lamy played down such deadlines.
It was not played down.
Frank played down his problems.
This situation holds a variety of dangers which must not be played down.
Bolsonaro played down its significance.
That had been prematurely released to the public had to be played down.
Mock played down her trip as a fun adventure.
The spokesperson also played down the launch rumors.
He played down the injury.
The significance of events are played down and silence is very dangerous.
I played down my beauty.
The economy ministry has played down the potential problems.
China played down those efforts in recent years as trade tensions rose.
He felt her looks could be played down as required for the role.
Tost played down fears that the feed of talent might be drying up.
But the authors themselves played down their links to the president.
Too often the integrative potential of the local culture has been played down.
Amir also played down police procedure last week.
Early biographers found this shocking and played down this portion of his life.
Mexico has played down the possibility of a border shutdown.
Actually the actual bloodsucking stuff is quite played down until the end of the movie.
This was played down by the committee to avoid litigation.
The seriousness of the procedure is played down through the use of this term.
He played down there.
Just the word of a scumbag criminal who played down his crime by causing a huge scandal.
Some have played down the gender imbalance in the new government.
Analysts say both sides have exaggerated successes and played down losses in the past.
Hence the patriots played down the leading role of the sovereign.
The Israeli government allegedly played down the report.
But the company played down risks of major marine or air pollution.
Muslim attacks on Buddhists go unreported or are generally played down by the media.
Beckham herself has played down any possibility of a tour.
I played down what happened last night So he would not rush back.
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Examples of using Played
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I never really played well with others
He played the third man at lunch counter
The humans have played their hand
