It's a meretricious attempt to play on our emotions.

It was obvious that Zayoud had played skillfully on the boy's emotions.

His reputation for playing on a rube's emotions was too well known.

This sentimental but riveting film has no qualms about playing on our emotions.

Playing on people's emotions was a lot easier than affecting the physical world.

Played on her emotions when she was weak.

"We were only trying to direct it out of the hands of incompetent people that play on people's emotions."

It was simply a ploy to play on Conrad's emotions during a crisis situation.

"Data, now you're trying to play on my emotions."

"He plays on your emotions, but the Government's case is based on cosmetics."