Examples of plaything in a Sentence
VCRs were once the expensive, high-tech playthings of the rich.
We mustn't let the environment become the plaything of oil companies.
The emperor used people as his playthings.
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Sports teams are supposed to be rich folks’ playthings.
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Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 4 Apr. 2024
That’s the sound of a plaything awakening from her perfect plastic universe into a world of human suffering and joy.
—Ty Burr, Washington Post, 16 Feb. 2024
Best Lead Actress — Margot Robbie (Barbie) As the titular Mattel doll, Margot Robbie did the impossible — taking a child’s plaything and making her at turns hilarious, naive, and empathetic.
—Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 23 Jan. 2024
The 21st century has been defined by unexpected shocks—major upheavals that have upended the world many of us have known and made our lives feel like the playthings of chaos.
—Brian Klaas, The Atlantic, 16 Jan. 2024
Here at the Walker Art Center, a weighty and ambitious exhibition reorients American audiences toward a generation of artists, writers and musicians for whom free expression was no plaything and no luxury.
—Jason Farago, New York Times, 11 Jan. 2024
To others, the scooters were dangerous playthings that enabled jerks to mow down pedestrians.
—Shira Ovide, Washington Post, 22 Dec. 2023
And that could determine whether this is a truck for regular people or a plaything for the rich.
—Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 29 Nov. 2023
Legend has it that the alligators started out as the tiny, cute playthings of children.
—Jonathan Edwards, Washington Post, 24 Oct. 2023
Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 4 Apr. 2024
That’s the sound of a plaything awakening from her perfect plastic universe into a world of human suffering and joy.
—Ty Burr, Washington Post, 16 Feb. 2024
Best Lead Actress — Margot Robbie (Barbie) As the titular Mattel doll, Margot Robbie did the impossible — taking a child’s plaything and making her at turns hilarious, naive, and empathetic.
—Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 23 Jan. 2024
The 21st century has been defined by unexpected shocks—major upheavals that have upended the world many of us have known and made our lives feel like the playthings of chaos.
—Brian Klaas, The Atlantic, 16 Jan. 2024
Here at the Walker Art Center, a weighty and ambitious exhibition reorients American audiences toward a generation of artists, writers and musicians for whom free expression was no plaything and no luxury.
—Jason Farago, New York Times, 11 Jan. 2024
To others, the scooters were dangerous playthings that enabled jerks to mow down pedestrians.
—Shira Ovide, Washington Post, 22 Dec. 2023
And that could determine whether this is a truck for regular people or a plaything for the rich.
—Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 29 Nov. 2023
Legend has it that the alligators started out as the tiny, cute playthings of children.
—Jonathan Edwards, Washington Post, 24 Oct. 2023
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“Plaything.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/plaything. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.
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plaything
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