play along

phrasal 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.

Examples of play along in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web So Pinkley, still in his grunt attire, plays along under duress and pretends to inspect the troops. —

David Fear, Rolling Stone, 21 June 2024 In the story, a 5-year-old Jesus plays along a rushing stream and molds 12 sparrows out of clay down by the water. —

Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 13 June 2024 Then there are mixed venues such as King Bar, which on a crowded Friday night featured a saxophonist jumping on the tabletops while playing along with the DJ’s salsa tracks. —

David Dodge, Travel + Leisure, 11 June 2024 In recent years, the Hartford Symphony Orchestra has gone multimedia playing along to films, videos and other projections. —

Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 17 Mar. 2024 See all Example Sentences for play along

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