play along

verb

played along; playing along; plays along
: to agree to do or accept what other people want
They wanted me to cooperate with them, but I refused to play along.
—often + with
I refused to play along with their plan.

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But Buddy, the feature debut of Casper Kelly, lets the genre’s relentlessly upbeat tone slowly curdle in the opening sequence, in which one of the kids refuses to play along with day’s lesson about being brave and trying new things. — Alison Willmore, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2026 But when one child refuses to play along, Buddy is not pleased and cracks begin to appear in this seemingly perfect world. — Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 28 Aug. 2026 Everyone in America is somehow cool with this, and surprisingly willing to play along. — Hillary Busis, Vanity Fair, 5 Aug. 2026 Bills might have something in Elarms-Orr The Bills have been waiting to get a true evaluation of some of their players with full pads on, with most of it coming from play along the offensive and defensive lines. — Joe Buscaglia, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for play along

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“Play along.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/play%20along. Accessed 31 Aug. 2026.

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