How to Use play around in a Sentence

play around

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  • The key is to play around with volume.
    India Roby, InStyle, 16 Feb. 2026
  • So why not play around with this idea of many mothers.
    Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 15 Mar. 2026
  • The team that would play around him hadn’t been fully formed.
    Barry Svrluga, New York Times, 6 July 2026
  • Go for the classic black shades or play around with funky rims.
    Hannah Oh, Seventeen, 13 Sep. 2022
  • Still, there was room for guests to play around with their fashion.
    Michelle Lee, PEOPLE, 23 Dec. 2025
  • Stand on a wall, lay down on the sidewalk, play around, and change up your point of view.
    Thomas J. Story, Sunset Magazine, 2 Aug. 2024
  • Go ahead and then play around and kick the tires on doing some vibe coding.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
  • And huge thank you to @gibsonguitar for a chance to play around with this gorgeous guitar.
    Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 5 Dec. 2025
  • And if bare legs and ankle boots still feel too exposed for you, play around with the styling.
    Franziska Fuchs, Glamour, 22 Oct. 2024
  • The trainers were careful to never play around in that way again.
    Caitlin Gibson, Washington Post, 5 Dec. 2023
  • His physical play around the rim will be key for a team that lacks overall size.
    Jim Vertuno, ajc, 17 Nov. 2022
  • Go to Cafe Habana, walk around the shops, let the kids play around.
    Adam Tschorn, Los Angeles Times, 16 June 2023
  • Pastel nails are an easy way to play around with color in a more subtle way.
    Kara Jillian Brown, InStyle, 20 Feb. 2026
  • How much of that was challenging to gauge based on the low level of play around him?
    Paul Dehner Jr, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2026
  • Sparkling water lightens it, but play around with the ratios.
    Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 30 Jan. 2026
  • The Cheetah may have gone extinct, but there was enough there to play around with.
    Will Sabel Courtney, Robb Report, 22 May 2025
  • This is also a good time to play around with the color and texture of your planters, too.
    Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Sep. 2025
  • But would Mo be as willing to play around with its tone as Ramy so freely does?
    Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 30 Sep. 2022
  • As his kids play around him, their playful shrieks blend with the screams and explosions of war.
    Randall Colburn, EW.com, 22 Apr. 2025
  • The more the information gets out, the more people play around it.
    Brian Moylan, Vulture, 27 Nov. 2025
  • Moses Moody was healthy enough to debut and would play around 20 minutes.
    Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 26 Oct. 2025
  • That gave us enough of a source of material to play around and come up with our own version of that.
    Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 13 Feb. 2025
  • That said, feel free play around with contrasting shades and finishes.
    Kara Jillian Brown, InStyle, 4 Apr. 2026
  • Carey often slowly brings songs to a crescendo and then proceeds to play around or against them with all his strength.
    Mitch Therieau, Pitchfork, 8 Apr. 2026
  • Continue to take test snaps and play around with your settings to find the right formula.
    Stephanie Vermillion, Outside Online, 25 Sep. 2024
  • Use these pickles to play around with the flavor palate for your next appetizer spread.
    Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 16 June 2025
  • Experienced tailors know not to play around with coats that don't fit in the shoulders.
    Lois Fenton, Arkansas Online, 6 Nov. 2022
  • Arrange the books by color and play around with the setup so there's always something fun to look at.
    Hadley Mendelsohn, House Beautiful, 31 Aug. 2023
  • Mirren will have the chance to play around with Maeve — and share the screen with Brosnan — some more.
    Eric Andersson, People.com, 22 Aug. 2025
  • But as the holidays near and leftovers pile up, cooks can feel free to play around with the components.
    Kitty Greenwald, WSJ, 12 Dec. 2023

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