play around with
Example Sentences
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"We are two men of 80 years of age, so we cannot play around with democracy," he said.
From Barron's • Feb. 22, 2026
The Social Security Administration can give you estimates as to what benefits would be at different ages, and offers benefit calculators to let you play around with the numbers.
From MarketWatch • Dec. 13, 2025
Power users agree it is often more effective to invest in training a primary AI assistant than to play around with many tools that never build big enough sample sizes to understand your preferences.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 6, 2025
Since they’re not rectangular, you can also be creative and play around with their positioning, adds Andrews.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 25, 2025
“Once you have the song down, you can play around with the tempo,” Mrs. Hidalgo said.
From "The First Rule of Punk" by Celia C. Pérez
