play house
Example Sentences
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Wendy and Jack could play house like this for years.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026
For Orchison, playing at a Dave & Buster’s “is reminiscent of when I used to play house parties,” he added.
From Slate ● Jun. 25, 2026
With a working electric cooker, fridge and running water in the kitchen - as well as tiny pots and pans, food cans and brooms - they could bake cakes and "play house".
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2022
“He can play house husband, he can write columns for the Daily Telegraph and get paid large sums of money for that, larger sums for corporate things, but I suspect he will get very bored.”
From Washington Post ● Jul. 9, 2022
The tiny cups and saucers were memories of Katie’s old girl friends and Francie was never permitted to play house with them.
From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith
