plaything

Example Sentences

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"Both the Royal Family and the governments of England and Wales have other things to think about, which are rather more pressing and important than a child's plaything," said Dr Jones.

From BBC • Nov. 17, 2025

Famously, he set a Barbie doll on fire to protest Greta Gerwig’s movie portraying the doll as a woman with agency, rather than a passive plaything.

From Salon • Jul. 7, 2025

And you feel like you’re just a plaything for life.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 6, 2025

Here at the Walker Art Center, a weighty and ambitious exhibition reorients American audiences toward a generation of artists, writers and musicians for whom free expression was no plaything and no luxury.

From New York Times • Jan. 11, 2024

I wanted to ask what on earth she thought it was if it wasn’t a plaything.

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler