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play ball

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Definition of play ball

as in cooperate

to participate or assist in a joint effort to accomplish an end She refused to play ball with the investigators.

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Recent Examples of play ball Later in the first, Chisholm also threw a potential double-play ball high. — Ryan Morik Outkick, FOXNews.com, 6 Oct. 2026 Students are transferring three and four times, pros are trying to play ball against college kids, conflicting court decisions have created a fragmented system, one that no one intended. — Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026 Kerr threw 32 pitches, 23 for strikes, and got three groundball outs, a double-play ball, three flyball outs and a foul out. — Chad Bishop, AJC.com, 26 Sep. 2026 The Raiders figure to be conservative here, playing ball control game behind veteran QB Kirk Cousins with Fernando Mendoza waiting in the wings (for some reason). — Hank Gola, New York Daily News, 11 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for play ball

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