swing set

noun

US
: a wooden or metal structure that has swings hanging from it and that may have a slide or other things attached to it for children to play on

Examples of swing set in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web One week, his team went to a home on a cul-de-sac with two kids and a swing set — the kind of place families take their children trick-or-treating. Lauren Peace, CNN, 27 Mar. 2024 Wide open space allows for tossing a football or frisbee while younger children can take to the swing set. The San Diego Union-Tribune Staff, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Dec. 2023 The yard held a swing set and other play structures for the children. Trip Gabriel Hilary Swift, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2023 The dead were put in white plastic body bags and placed at a children’s playground, beside a swing set and slide. Eric Nagourney, New York Times, 5 Oct. 2023 Trending Taylor Swift Makes History at 2023 VMAs MTV VMAs 2023: See the Complete Winners List In the end, he’s left sitting on a swing set, wallowing in his melancholy. Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 13 Sep. 2023 After giving the search a rest, V dejectedly sits at a swing set. Starr Bowenbank, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019 The court updates are the cherry on top of the city’s comprehensive upgrading of Kauffman Park, which included adding a new $17,000 swing set this year. John Benson, cleveland, 30 Aug. 2023 To celebrate the occasion, the star shared a sweet Instagram photo of her and her nieces playing on a swing set. Daniela Avila, Peoplemag, 22 Aug. 2023

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“Swing set.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/swing%20set. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.

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