How to Use playground in a Sentence

playground

noun
  • These mountains are a playground for hikers, skiers, and nature lovers.
  • The island was a playground of the rich and famous until the 1950s.
  • One shell screamed into a playground across the street, throwing up a splash of flame and dirt.
    Luke Mogelson, The New Yorker, 26 Dec. 2022
  • People really get all in a twist about name calling on the playground.
    Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 6 Oct. 2024
  • Most said classrooms for programs, a swimming pool, a playground and an exercise park.
    Tammy Murgareporter, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Dec. 2022
  • The bais, the researchers realized, are big melting pots, big playgrounds, for a menagerie of forest dwellers.
    Zhengyang Wang, Scientific American, 2 Oct. 2024
  • Lake Lorna Doone Park, a local favorite, has an inclusive playground for kids of all abilities plus a splash pad.
    Karen Cicero, Good Housekeeping, 19 Dec. 2022
  • Its wardrobe staples—jeans, tees, pajamas, jackets—are particularly well suited for daycare and the playground.
    Brigitt Earley, Glamour, 21 Dec. 2022
  • The surveillance footage, which was from a resident's security camera, shows Lina playing with her mother and brother on the playground where she was last seen.
    Tracey Harrington McCoy, Peoplemag, 21 Dec. 2022
  • But Sène and other critics describe a 21st century version of colonialism in which these areas become playgrounds for the world’s elite.
    Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 27 Sep. 2024
  • In the photos from Brazil, Bündchen and her two kids could be seen enjoying time at the beach and hanging by the pool, as well as playing on what appeared to be a playground-like structure.
    Staff Author, Peoplemag, 20 Dec. 2022
  • At dawn in Kyiv, the capital, puffy contrails from missiles or air defense weapons lingered in the sky and fragments from successful intercepts rained down on a playground and on private homes.
    Andrew E. Kramer, New York Times, 29 Dec. 2022
  • The Lighthouse Club, a private gym and wellness space, is fast becoming a celebrity playground that hosts actors, musicians and other high-profile people.
    Hikmat Mohammed, WWD, 28 Sep. 2024
  • While few are likely to lament the loss of a playground for trolls and a breeding ground for misinformation, Susarla spelled out some of the unique and valuable services Twitter has provided.
    Eric Smalley, The Conversation, 21 Dec. 2022
  • By the end, pop star Halsey and the young girl meet on the swings at a playground.
    Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, 26 July 2024
  • And the playground is lost somewhere in the tangle of metal.
    Raf Sanchez, NBC News, 1 Dec. 2023
  • The rocky bluffs and woodland trails served as their playground.
    Ron Charles, Washington Post, 18 June 2024
  • There’s also a Jacuzzi, a playground, and twin garages.
    Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 13 Apr. 2023
  • Kids at the top of the stairs on a playground slide call to mind brushtail possums caught in the beam of a flashlight.
    Helen Sullivan, The New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2024
  • The sunglasses remained in place the whole time while our kids climbed and swung at the playground.
    Staff Author, Parents, 13 Apr. 2024
  • The 28-year-old turned Sosa’s playground into Whack World.
    Michael Saponara, Billboard, 13 May 2024
  • Ghostface makes the move as well but is lost in the big city, a slasher made small in his new playground.
    Dallasnews.com Staff, Dallas News, 12 May 2023
  • The entire episode was his playground–Michelle gave him free rein to spearhead it.
    Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 17 Apr. 2024
  • Nearby: The Parks at Walter Reed, about two miles away, has playgrounds and a dog park.
    Amy Worden, Washington Post, 10 July 2024
  • For Smith, the whole afternoon was like playground ball.
    Ashley Bastock, cleveland, 11 Sep. 2023
  • The prosecutor did not say where the playground is or explain where the acid came from.
    Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 16 July 2023
  • Stretching 120 miles, the Abacos known as a boater’s playground.
    Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 22 Feb. 2023
  • On the train, in the playground, and at work, people are blowing their nose, clearing their throat, and coughing.
    Anna Bader, Glamour, 1 Feb. 2024
  • So was the police car on the corner and the candlelit memorial at the playground entrance.
    Dodai Stewart, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2024
  • That movie put him into the playground of dinosaurs and Jedi.
    Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 June 2024

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