frolic

Example Sentences

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This was not the barefoot frolic I knew from picnics, not the game of lazy parabolas.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 9, 2025

“We practice under the beautiful trees while squirrels frolic around, and soak in the benefits of nature while moving our bodies,” Phillips Brinker says.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 10, 2025

There, the boys frolic and dream amid cinder block walls.

From New York Times • Apr. 18, 2024

With this multitude of bright blossoms and fragrant flowers surrounding me, I can almost forget my drippy sinuses and frolic in appreciation of the season.

From Salon • Mar. 21, 2024

They were all eating and laughing and playing such tricks out of pure frolic as might be the marvel of a king’s court.

From "A Wizard of Earthsea" by Ursula K. Le Guin