toy with

Example Sentences

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It frames the way I look at the food here—how Catalan chefs toy with tradition, nudging it just far enough to feel fresh but never so far that it becomes unrecognizable.

From Salon • Dec. 6, 2025

"You become sentimental about your child's toy, but you're nostalgic of the time you used to play with that toy with your child," explains Kiosses.

From BBC • Sep. 15, 2025

He was criticised for the way he tried to toy with Sri Lanka's bowlers in the third Test, some suggesting it was a sign of complacency.

From BBC • Sep. 24, 2024

For the title track, which Booth wrote fresh from the demise of a five-year relationship, she wanted to toy with the expectations established by such a miserable framing.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2024

And the master would smile at Miss Susan, and toy with his watch chain.

From "Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad" by Ann Petry