sandbox

Example Sentences

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Playgrounds may remain as nostalgic landmarks, but the new measure of family fun looks more like a tasting menu than a sandbox.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 3, 2025

Cash went from the folk-rock scene back to country, a smaller sandbox.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 9, 2025

It gave players a sandbox to experiment with identity, relationships, and family structures in—spaces that often were unavailable in real life.

From Slate • Oct. 1, 2025

"It perhaps might have been shortened, but del Toro's sandbox is so irresistible, the return to big Hollywood moviemaking so pronounced, it must be hard to stop," said Deadline's Pete Hammond.

From BBC • Aug. 30, 2025

Cat looked at the boys, who had moved to the sandbox.

From "Caterpillar Summer" by Gillian McDunn