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
And she advises her to play around with online retirement-planning tools to stress-test scenarios such as a job loss, health events and living to 100.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 7, 2026
How much fun is it to play around with different people?
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 29, 2025
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
Ms. Smith shows me the light board and she lets me play around with the settings.
From "Sparrow" by Sarah Moon
