How to Use jungle gym in a Sentence

jungle gym

noun
  • The home includes lounge space in and out of the sun, a large lawn perfect for a jungle gym and much more.
    Cara Zimmerman, Harper's BAZAAR, 26 June 2017
  • The backyard is fenced and includes a large deck and jungle gym.
    Joey Morona, cleveland.com, 23 Mar. 2018
  • As for the basement, the team added a rock-climbing wall, a reading nook, and a jungle gym for the kids.
    Marni Elyse Katz, House Beautiful, 14 Mar. 2023
  • Daniel loves puzzles, games and playing on the jungle gym at the park near his house.
    Emily Goodykoontz, Anchorage Daily News, 15 Nov. 2020
  • Remember that jungle gym for the kids to play on in the backyard?
    cleveland, 2 May 2021
  • The sculpture, which was placed at Lake Merritt in 1954, was meant as a sort of jungle gym for kids.
    Los Angeles Times, 1 Aug. 2019
  • Roberts said with a grin, gazing at the narrow tunnel that was part of the jungle gym.
    Steve Rubenstein, SFChronicle.com, 30 Aug. 2019
  • Nearby, his friend’s small child smiled and waved from the playground’s jungle gym.
    Emily Goodykoontz, Anchorage Daily News, 19 July 2022
  • Parents and kids first played freely on a slide, swings, and jungle gym for ten minutes.
    Andrea Petersen, Redbook, 15 May 2017
  • With the Secret Service and police presence gone, kids flocked to the swings and jungle gym.
    Becky Jacobs, The Salt Lake Tribune, 5 May 2021
  • The backyard, meanwhile, is a blank canvas with plenty of green space for a jungle gym or for the dog to roam.
    cleveland, 23 Apr. 2021
  • Like, at the park, certain jungle gyms have an opening for older kids to jump out of.
    Stacey Leasca, Glamour, 2 Nov. 2017
  • He is heartbroken about not getting to play on the jungle gym, hang on the monkey bars, slide down the slide, swing on the swings, kick the ball.
    Adrienne Broaddus, CNN, 11 Oct. 2022
  • In one photo, Jackson sits on the steps of a jungle gym while Lilah stands in front and Josiah tries to climb up a step.
    Georgia Slater, Peoplemag, 31 July 2023
  • Imagine a party held on a jungle gym with eight guests; each guest sits on a corner of a cube.
    Dan Rockmore, The New Yorker, 31 Dec. 2020
  • A few feet back from the slide and the jungle gym, conversation flourished.
    Stephen Miller, WSJ, 27 Aug. 2017
  • One day at the playground, Gessen spots a kind and patient man over by the jungle gym, whose daughter is in the process of losing her mind.
    Daniel Engber, The Atlantic, 7 June 2022
  • Kids played on a jungle gym alongside more than a dozen dogs, chickens, two parrots and a goose.
    Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY, 7 May 2018
  • Fire escapes became makeshift jungle gyms for kids and offered a place to catch a breeze while hanging the wash to dry.
    Pippa Biddle, The Atlantic, 25 Feb. 2018
  • The park is also scattered with public art for kids to climb, and a small jungle gym will be added within the next few weeks.
    Grace Dickinson, https://www.inquirer.com, 4 June 2019
  • Strict safety rules forbade any child below sixth grade to touch the jungle gym.
    Peter Hessler, The New Yorker, 26 June 2023
  • The children can play outdoors in a prison yard retrofitted with a jungle gym.
    Justin Jouvenal, Washington Post, 11 May 2018
  • The jungle gym in the backyard and the furnished basement are examples of those efforts.
    Rick Kambic, chicagotribune.com, 30 Apr. 2018
  • The dusty, discolored jungle gym at a run-down park across from her house is a daily reminder.
    Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2021
  • Children scamper around a school playground and climb a jungle gym.
    Martin Kuz, The Christian Science Monitor, 22 May 2019
  • For youngsters, there’s a full kids’ park, with a rock wall, a jungle gym and inflatables.
    Chris Kaltenbach, baltimoresun.com, 10 July 2018
  • Jackson looks up from playing on the jungle gym and sees Amy's husband, Chris Marek, walking over with a bike.
    Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 7 Nov. 2022
  • Avoid the local playground jungle gyms and monkey bars.
    Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 14 Mar. 2020
  • Explain why it’s safe for people to shop inside stores while kids can’t climb on a jungle gym outside.
    Michael Cabanatuan, SFChronicle.com, 5 Dec. 2020
  • London has installed a skate park under a bridge, while Shanghai has built a jungle gym.
    Peter Holley, chicagotribune.com, 8 Sep. 2017

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