play around

Example Sentences

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That better be the case, because at 80 times forward earnings, Arm can’t afford to play around.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

In a break in play around the half-hour mark, Mikey Moore, exciting, dangerous and 18 years old, juggled the ball around the halfway line.

From BBC • Mar. 1, 2026

"We are two men of 80 years of age, so we cannot play around with democracy," he said.

From Barron's • Feb. 22, 2026

Elsewhere in Gabland: It was reported that Gabbard “obtained” voting machines from Puerto Rico to play around with them and look for security vulnerabilities.

From Slate • Feb. 7, 2026

He’d tested Momma to see how mad she really was and decided it was safe to play around.

From "The Watsons Go to Birmingham" by Christopher Paul Curtis