How to Use child's play in a Sentence
child's play
noun- Landing a job should be child's play for someone with his skills.
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Up next is a croquet game that makes the Bridgertons' Pall Mall antics seem like child's play, with Gemma forcing one of the staff to use his body as a hoop.
— Sara Netzley, EW.com, 9 Feb. 2023 -
Don't let the word baby fool you; this peel isn't child's play.
— Harper's Bazaar Staff, Harper's BAZAAR, 27 Jan. 2023 -
Why is playing with a child not as easy as, well, child's play?
— Charlotte Hilton Andersen, Redbook, 5 Jan. 2012 -
Some spaces - like the children's play area in the mall's hub - are off limits.
— Marc Bona, cleveland, 12 May 2020 -
This version of Squid Game will only be about child's play.
— Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 18 Oct. 2021 -
The northern side of the building was added on to serve as the McDonald's children's play room.
— Jeff Piorkowski/special To Cleveland.com, cleveland.com, 2 Nov. 2017 -
The cinema is next to a children's play area on the fourth floor, which was believed to be where the fire started.
— Matthew Bodner, Anchorage Daily News, 26 Mar. 2018 -
Both openings overlook a brick patio and, beyond, a children's play area at the rear of the house.
— Carolyn Weber, ELLE Decor, 5 July 2012 -
The other contains a fountain and a children's play area, and a larger lawn space.
— Devin Kelly, Alaska Dispatch News, 27 Sep. 2017 -
There's a children's play area for the younger crowd, and those interested in art can take a stroll through local art displays.
— Zahria Rogers, The Courier-Journal, 29 June 2018 -
In addition to food and cocktails, Shangri-la promises bocce ball, fire pits and a children's play area.
— Michael McGough, sacbee, 8 May 2018 -
The thigh-grazing slits we're used to seeing look like child's play compared to this Atelier Versace gown Shayk was sporting.
— Chrissy Rutherford, Harper's BAZAAR, 10 May 2018 -
Also on site are a children's play area, nursing lounge, stroller rental and other amenities.
— Houston Chronicle, 10 May 2018 -
But then a lifeguard essentially kicked them out of the children's play area, said Cierra, the mother.
— Max Londberg, kansascity, 27 Mar. 2018 -
While the production is light on dramatics and possibly gives more sparkle than any Kinky Boot, mere child's play this show is not.
— Aaron Leth, Harper's BAZAAR, 27 Mar. 2014 -
Climbing steep inclines is child's play for the V8 model, which burbles contentedly just above idle, free of stress and full of torque.
— Derek Powell, Car and Driver, 17 Feb. 2022 -
In Texas, malls are being allowed to reopen starting Friday, but the food court and children's play area must remain closed.
— Khristopher J. Brooks, CBS News, 30 Apr. 2020 -
That shutdown battle was child's play compared with what Pelosi's decision has touched off.
— Dan Balz, Anchorage Daily News, 26 Sep. 2019 -
So moves in Elden Ring are kind of like pushups; performing one is child's play, but performing 100 in a single chain can be torture.
— Kyle Orland, Ars Technica, 9 Mar. 2022 -
As hardware and software go, the machines that tally Congress' votes are the opposite of secure; hacking them would be child's play.
— Benjamin Wofford, Wired, 15 Sep. 2020 -
One fun thing Anyone who has opened a box of Lego in the last few years has likely had the humbling experience of realizing: This is not just child's play.
— Petra Cahill, NBC News, 27 Sep. 2019 -
New additions are planned for the Ark Encounter grounds including the Answers Center, more zoo space, restaurants and a children's play area.
— Cameron Knight, Cincinnati.com, 5 July 2018 -
But what of history's other horrors — horrors on a scale that make September 11 look like child's play?
— Damon Linker, The Week, 11 Sep. 2017 -
Collaborative efforts can make a tough task seem like child's play.
— Tribune Content Agency, oregonlive, 25 Nov. 2019 -
The family was in a children's play area that was enclosed with clear-glass paneling, Winkleman said.
— NBC News, 9 July 2019 -
Herberger cared about all aspects of art, from ballet to child's play, family friend Jennifer Moser said.
— Mackenzie Brower, The Arizona Republic, 3 Nov. 2021 -
The eighth floor has a fitness center with cardio and strength-training equipment, yoga studio, indoor lap pool, whirlpool spa and children's play area.
— Pamela Dittmer McKuen, chicagotribune.com, 22 Aug. 2017 -
The home, on a 1-acre lot, features balconies overlooking the Vaquero golf course, an indoor-outdoor theater and a children's play area with its own kitchen.
— Gordon Dickson, star-telegram, 4 Apr. 2018 -
The backyard has a gas fireplace, outdoor kitchen, heated pool and spa with water features, ramada with gas fireplace and a putting green and children's play area.
— Lorraine Longhi, azcentral, 25 June 2018
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