play around
Example Sentences
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Throughout his career, Soderbergh has sought out new technology and filmmaking techniques to play around with, lending his work an exciting sandbox quality where anything goes.
From Salon • Apr. 17, 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
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
It’s fun to just play around in the sandbox and experiment and stumble upon something.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 16, 2025
“If Billy had a home like Manderley he would not want to play around in Palm Beach,” she said.
From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier
