play around with
Example Sentences
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I think some people want to remix and play around with music, but I don’t know how much they really want to do that.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 16, 2026
Don’t restrict yourself to one kind of cheese — play around with your flavors and throw in two, three, even four varieties of fromage.
From Salon • Jun. 13, 2026
As long as you have enough money to live on with your other sources of income, plus a 12-month emergency fund, you have enough time to play around with.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 26, 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
He likes to play around with color, and he even includes bits of eggshells and coffee grounds that have dropped into the paint.
From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman
