horseplay

Example Sentences

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Cartoonish horseplay would have gotten a hardier laugh.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2025

Video of the horseplay prompted a good deal of online hilarity, with even the transportation department getting into the snarky act.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 3, 2024

“Peter Pan Goes Wrong,” directed by Adam Meggido, too often belabors the horseplay, making it feel mechanical.

From New York Times • Apr. 19, 2023

But we’ll need a good start, So the star learns his part, Or this horseplay could get out of hand.

From Washington Post • Aug. 18, 2022

The competition could be lethal, yet there was a childlike exuberance to it all, lots of pranks and horseplay.

From "The Things They Carried" by Tim O'Brien