: something that amuses and serves to make time pass agreeably : diversion
Her favorite pastime is gardening.
Baseball has been a national pastime for many years.
Examples of pastime in a Sentence
Baseball has been a national pastime for years.
Recent Examples on the Web
Pickleball has become quite a popular pastime, drawing in all ages and skill levels.
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Madison Yauger, Peoplemag, 27 Mar. 2024
Check out what interests you and consider turning it into a lucrative pastime.
—Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 19 Mar. 2024
The writer and crossword constructor Anna Shechtman knows that casting such a pastime as political might sound ridiculous.
—Sophia Stewart, The Atlantic, 12 Mar. 2024
Laskey follows a deep lineage of women working in craft, elevating what was once considered a mere domestic pastime into high art.
—Grace Edquist, Vogue, 11 Mar. 2024
In the years since this episode aired, Dungeons & Dragons has become a more culturally acceptable pastime than ever before.
—Chancellor Agard, EW.com, 6 Mar. 2024
Any baseball fan knows that music and the great American pastime overlap a bit.
—Jim Harrington, The Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2024
Now millions of visitors every year can travel back into history on the Tren Maya — or enjoy more modern pastimes at Coco Bongo Beach Party and its partner, Coco Bongo Nightclub.
—Matthew Pillsbury Nicholas Casey, New York Times, 21 Mar. 2024
To bring your hustle online is a new American pastime; even beekeepers are doing it.
—Brennan Kilbane, Allure, 21 Mar. 2024
Madison Yauger, Peoplemag, 27 Mar. 2024
Check out what interests you and consider turning it into a lucrative pastime.
—Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 19 Mar. 2024
The writer and crossword constructor Anna Shechtman knows that casting such a pastime as political might sound ridiculous.
—Sophia Stewart, The Atlantic, 12 Mar. 2024
Laskey follows a deep lineage of women working in craft, elevating what was once considered a mere domestic pastime into high art.
—Grace Edquist, Vogue, 11 Mar. 2024
In the years since this episode aired, Dungeons & Dragons has become a more culturally acceptable pastime than ever before.
—Chancellor Agard, EW.com, 6 Mar. 2024
Any baseball fan knows that music and the great American pastime overlap a bit.
—Jim Harrington, The Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2024
Now millions of visitors every year can travel back into history on the Tren Maya — or enjoy more modern pastimes at Coco Bongo Beach Party and its partner, Coco Bongo Nightclub.
—Matthew Pillsbury Nicholas Casey, New York Times, 21 Mar. 2024
To bring your hustle online is a new American pastime; even beekeepers are doing it.
—Brennan Kilbane, Allure, 21 Mar. 2024
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“Pastime.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pastime. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.
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pastime
noun
pas·time
ˈpas-ˌtīm 
: something that helps to make time pass agreeably
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