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
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Out back, there's a swing set, dock, and charming gazebo — the picture of suburban bliss.
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EW.com, 31 July 2025
Catch live music every Thursday from 7 to 9 p.m. and hang around the fire pits or the swing set table.
—Courtney Lane, Kansas City Star, 14 May 2025
On the East Coast, editor in chief Jonny Diamond erected a swing set for his little one.
—Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 3 July 2025
Cartwright's Los Angeles home reportedly includes a sensory room for Cruz, a swing set and a pool for him in their backyard.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Apr. 2025
Another bear, meanwhile, can be seen snoozing beneath the swing set.
—Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2025
My parents bought us an old swing set with a slide way back when (this was before plastic swing sets were invented).
—Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 6 Apr. 2025
Parents might not notice, or be slow to respond to, an accident in say, a bouncy castle or swing set.
—Taylor Grothe, Parents, 18 Mar. 2025
Ventura County sheriff’s deputies arrived and spotted the cougar resting under a swing set in the backyard, the department said on Facebook.
—Brooke Baitinger, Sacramento Bee, 21 Feb. 2025
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EW.com, 31 July 2025
Catch live music every Thursday from 7 to 9 p.m. and hang around the fire pits or the swing set table.
—Courtney Lane, Kansas City Star, 14 May 2025
On the East Coast, editor in chief Jonny Diamond erected a swing set for his little one.
—Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 3 July 2025
Cartwright's Los Angeles home reportedly includes a sensory room for Cruz, a swing set and a pool for him in their backyard.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Apr. 2025
Another bear, meanwhile, can be seen snoozing beneath the swing set.
—Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2025
My parents bought us an old swing set with a slide way back when (this was before plastic swing sets were invented).
—Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 6 Apr. 2025
Parents might not notice, or be slow to respond to, an accident in say, a bouncy castle or swing set.
—Taylor Grothe, Parents, 18 Mar. 2025
Ventura County sheriff’s deputies arrived and spotted the cougar resting under a swing set in the backyard, the department said on Facebook.
—Brooke Baitinger, Sacramento Bee, 21 Feb. 2025
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“Swing set.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/swing%20set. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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