Fail
Fail verb - To stop functioning.
Played
Played adjective - (of games) engaged in.
Both words in one sentence
- As this film is more or less a social commentary about the world children inhabit that adults often fail to see, the Adult Fear is played completely straight.
Source: Adult Fear / Live-Action Films -
Between the two games this is played with: Bastila, Juhani and Jolee can use it successfully on a Hutt, but the Exile will fail trying it on a loyal Onderonian guard.
Source: Jedi Mind Trick -
Sometimes the unspoken plans fail and the explained ones work perfectly, but it's usually played straight.
Source: Franchise / Yu-Gi-Oh!
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Played and Fail. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/fail/played
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