hobby

Example Sentences

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In fact, allowing yourself to spend money on hobbies or experiences can actually help you stay on track to accomplish your bigger, loftier goals.

From MarketWatch

Her father considers this just a hobby, a weekend recreation that shouldn’t interfere with her taking over the store one day.

From Los Angeles Times

While Pokemon became a cultural phenomenon in the late 1990s, it is celebrating its 30th birthday, with many of the original fans returning to the hobby.

From BBC

She told jurors that her near-constant social media use "really affected my self-worth," saying the apps led her to abandon hobbies, struggle to make friends and constantly measure herself against others.

From Barron's

It’s a risk, unlike, say, practicing a sport or taking up a new hobby.

From The Wall Street Journal