playing around

Example Sentences

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Wednesday’s show was the first in a handful he’s playing around Southern California this week, including a gig scheduled for Saturday night at Palm Desert’s Acrisure Arena.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 19, 2026

Cartoons as long as 10 hours each feature illustrated dogs playing around in an animated New York City, or dogs watching duck ponds.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

Steinberger built OpenClaw in November while playing around with AI coding tools in an attempt to organise his digital life.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

"You can start playing around with the much larger code. It's like adding one more letter to the alphabet."

From Science Daily • Feb. 28, 2026

A girl is standing in front of the entrance, playing around on her phone.

From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black