Examples of playground in a Sentence

The island was a playground of the rich and famous until the 1950s. These mountains are a playground for hikers, skiers, and nature lovers.

Recent Examples on the Web Camille Meyer-Arendt’s outlet is kickball, as in the playground game most people give up after elementary school. — Callum Borchers, WSJ, 12 May 2022 Lately customers at Tacocraft, the first — and so far, only — restaurant to open inside the $350 million food-shopping playground, have been up in arms over Plantation Walk’s newest upcharge. — Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 12 May 2022 There will be activities for families and children during the fair, such as a petting zoo, games, an air bouncy and playground access at Goat Hill. — Linda Mcintosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 May 2022 Kids are capable of a lot of astounding casual cruelty, as anyone who spent more than a minute and a half on a playground growing up knows. — Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 10 May 2022 Two men were fatally shot in Humboldt Park near a playground Monday afternoon, according to Chicago police. — Paige Fry, Chicago Tribune, 10 May 2022 Plus, playground scuffles often resolve themselves on their own. — Stephanie H. Murray, The Week, 10 May 2022 Musk may not turn Twitter into the playground for right-wing trolls that many are anticipating, but the perception that Twitter is suddenly welcoming could be severely damaging to TRUTH—and, by extension, to Trump, at least financially. — Alex Shephard, The New Republic, 9 May 2022 For Summer for the City (May 14-Aug. 14), Lincoln Center transforms into an outdoor playground devoted to performance, relaxation, and audience participation. — Marina Harss, The New Yorker, 6 May 2022 See More

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