How to Use hobby in a Sentence

hobby

noun
  • So this just kind of shows how ridiculous the hobby can be.
    Gabriel Greschler, The Mercury News, 2 Feb. 2024
  • Give them a gift of a new hobby with this Wood Burner Kit.
    Claire Rutter, Rolling Stone, 7 Dec. 2023
  • It can also be used, as a fun side hobby, to measure the age of his brain.
    Time, 20 Sep. 2023
  • Step outside of the box with your creative projects and hobbies this month.
    Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Oct. 2023
  • Toy stores once ruled the yule, alongside the hobby and game stores that share the same retail sector.
    Andrew Van Dam, Washington Post, 22 Dec. 2023
  • Vogue Television fans, now may be the time to pick up some new hobbies.
    Brendan Morrow, The Week, 26 May 2023
  • A lot of people were still dying and the sponsors got scared of the sport and left it to be this dirtbag, on the edge [hobby].
    Mia Galuppo, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Mar. 2024
  • Cooking transformed from a pesky to-do to a true hobby for a whole new group of people.
    Kris Martins, Glamour, 10 Aug. 2023
  • Ramaswamy gave host Steve Doocy a taste of his former hobby.
    Kimmy Yam, NBC News, 28 July 2023
  • For some who take the hobby seriously, that’s a good thing.
    Nick Guy, wsj.com, 16 Sep. 2023
  • Discuss summer camps and school stuff, friends and hobbies.
    Meghan Leahy, Washington Post, 14 Feb. 2024
  • And even adults don’t have to outgrow their hobby of building Legos.
    Mia Huelsbeck, Peoplemag, 28 Aug. 2023
  • Snowboarding isn’t just a hobby or sport for the 25-year-old, it’s become his day job and sole income.
    Kyre Johnson, Twin Cities, 8 Feb. 2024
  • Faith Pinho: Paulina grabbed the girls’ jackets and shoes and, at the last minute, a hobby horse toy Bobby had brought the girls from Vegas.
    The Foretold Team, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2023
  • From their passions to their hobbies, here’s everything to know about Jeezy’s kids.
    Rebecca Aizin, Peoplemag, 15 Sep. 2023
  • When you’re pressed for time (so, always), hobbies tend to be the first activity on the chopping block.
    Rachel Wilkerson Miller, SELF, 1 Jan. 2024
  • Kocourek wants to find someone who does all those things with her but also who has their own hobbies.
    Christopher Kuhagen, Journal Sentinel, 24 July 2023
  • Had this been any other year, Heiko may have seen the experience as a fun new hobby.
    Ashley Stimpson, Washington Post, 12 Mar. 2024
  • Born blind in one eye, Leahy takes photos - a hobby that only requires the other.
    Graham Underwood, Arkansas Online, 27 Sep. 2023
  • Use your knowledge to start a new hobby, side hustle, or career.
    Stack Commerce, Popular Science, 16 Aug. 2023
  • Some of them may have played professionally, some as a hobby, and some may have needed help along the way.
    George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Feb. 2024
  • What was once a hobby transformed into a bustling business in the mid-’80s with Zeiger booking his tank out weeks in advance.
    Fran Hoepfner, Curbed, 8 Aug. 2023
  • Finding the right time to pursue your hobby is important as well.
    Emma Fox, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2023
  • Plus his rent, $1,980 for a two-bedroom, hasn’t risen too much, leaving more room for hobbies like golf and whiskey collecting.
    Abha Bhattarai, Washington Post, 25 Dec. 2023
  • My my mom would write fantasy novels as a hobby when since forever, and would give them to us to read.
    Abc News, ABC News, 2 Apr. 2024
  • In this movie, a climber who had given up the hobby after the death of his father, must rescue his sister who is trapped on one of the world's largest mountains.
    Stacey Grant, Seventeen, 23 June 2023
  • Whatever the hobby may be, a cramped home may be limiting the pursuit of such passions.
    Mia Taylor, Parents, 1 Dec. 2023
  • To me, this is a perfection hobby, and ballet is a perfection sport.
    Ashley S.p., Los Angeles Times, 13 Sep. 2023
  • Erlend Bore, the man who made the find, picked up metal detecting as a hobby just a few months earlier.
    Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Dec. 2023
  • For the Ken fight scene, a crew member handcrafted 24 hobby horses.
    Emily Zemler, Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2024

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