Examples of 'playing the race card' in a sentence

Meaning of "playing the race card"

playing the race card: This phrase is used to describe the act of deliberately bringing up issues of race, ethnicity, or identity to gain an advantage or deflect criticism. It implies that someone is using their racial background as a tactic in a debate, argument, or situation
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  • present participle of play the race card

How to use "playing the race card" in a sentence

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playing the race card
Stop playing the race card in my courtroom.
There is no point playing the race card.
Playing the race card.
We will start playing the race card.
Playing the race card will prove disastrous for everyone involved.
Obama was not playing the race card.
And the defense wants to squirm away from that fact by playing the race card.
I am playing the race card.
Some might accuse me of playing the race card.
Like you are playing the race card if you talk about drugs or violent crime.
Maybe they are not playing the race card.
You are playing the race card on the fact that I am in love with you?
As long as everyone else is playing the race card.
Are you playing the race card already?
Hero cop versus a prosecutor playing the race card.

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Playing the race card already?
Chirac has not been averse to playing the race card.
Spicer 's playing the race card because he 's desperate.
You do realize you are accusing a child of playing the race card.
And they are again playing the race card in the USA, as ever.
Because as you know, we are going be playing the race card.
Oh, you're playing the race card.
Come on, you know he's guilty. There's no point playing the race card.
First class . Playing the race card.
But for goodness sakes stop playing the race card.
Now, that 's playing the race card.
You've got a lot of nerve playing the race card.
I am trying to explain lawyers playing the race card when striking jurors.
Because you are not gonna have me going around here playing the race card all Willy-Nilly.
The Arabs/Muslims are now playing the race card as well.
He's doing quite well, thank you. Playing the race card.
You know, maybe we're overreacting. Spicer's playing the race card because he's desperate.
What are you doing? I am playing the race card.

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