How to Use sandbox in a Sentence

sandbox

noun
  • This makes the sandbox in which the MCU now plays much bigger.
    Nick Romano, EW.com, 16 Mar. 2021
  • To watch them is to see that any small square of space can be your sandbox.
    Washington Post, 9 Feb. 2022
  • Who wouldn’t want to play in the Potterverse sandbox for a bit longer?
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 13 Apr. 2022
  • Anyone who comes here wants to play in that big sandbox.
    Clayton Davis, Variety, 13 Oct. 2023
  • Along with a long slide, the lower deck has a 15-square-foot sandbox that's plenty of fun.
    Samantha De Leon, Chron, 15 Mar. 2021
  • This tiny sandbox is like a zen garden for adults, but more fun.
    Popular Mechanics Editors, Popular Mechanics, 4 Nov. 2020
  • And as much of the world closed down in 2020, creators and fans alike found even more space to play within that sandbox.
    Billboard Staff, Billboard, 7 Dec. 2020
  • The official rules for the sandbox scheme were published in the Thai Royal Gazette June 29.
    Sumnima Lama, Quartz, 30 June 2021
  • There's even a massive sandbox and a charming playground where the younger kids can play.
    Brianna Griff, Chron, 23 Jan. 2023
  • Chase also likes to dig, so Lundy is building him a sandbox.
    Linda Marx, PEOPLE.com, 1 Aug. 2022
  • What are the travel restrictions for the Phuket sandbox?
    Sumnima Lama, Quartz, 30 June 2021
  • Even after the strike — or strikes — and all this contraction, the sandbox is still going to be big.
    Mikey O'Connell, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 June 2023
  • How did the state's largest indoor sandbox get started?
    Marina Johnson, The Indianapolis Star, 3 Feb. 2024
  • All three of us were just so happy to play together in the sandbox of Spider-Man.
    Max Gao, Harper's BAZAAR, 27 Apr. 2022
  • It’s a sandbox game, designed in the style of old 8-bit video games, where players can mine, fight, build and do just about anything.
    Kat Tenbarge, NBC News, 26 June 2022
  • Sort of almost like a kid playing in a sandbox or something.
    Steven Strogatz, Quanta Magazine, 8 Mar. 2023
  • The Class is a sweaty sandbox for learning how to work with my own mind, emotions, and energies.
    Carolyn L. Todd, SELF, 14 June 2022
  • That said, Fisch is going to need to be busier than a three-legged Wildcat in a dry recruiting sandbox to pull it off.
    Greg Moore, The Arizona Republic, 7 Dec. 2021
  • The Champ de Mars, next to the Eiffel Tower, will become a sandbox for beach volleyball.
    John Powers, BostonGlobe.com, 22 July 2023
  • Actors who became Marvel icons over the years will not get to play in the same sandbox together.
    Chris Smith, BGR, 18 Nov. 2021
  • The last game captured the hearts and minds of children everywhere—and of all ages—with its wacky, ridiculous, over-the-top sandbox gameplay and sticky tongues.
    Erik Kain, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2023
  • Thus far, despite the fanfare, almost no businesses have sought to play in the sandbox.
    Robert Gehrke, The Salt Lake Tribune, 1 Mar. 2022
  • To have that kind of a sandbox to play in is an incredible gift as a writer and a filmmaker.
    John Benson, cleveland, 21 June 2022
  • In the week before the sandbox started on July 1, Phuket saw 17 new cases of the coronavirus.
    David Rising and Chalida Ekvittayavechnukul, Star Tribune, 8 July 2021
  • But Loot felt like a reprieve, offering a chance to play in someone else's sandbox.
    Nick Romano, EW.com, 3 June 2022
  • The different sandbox zones of Redfall, on the other hand, allow for more room to move around and explore.
    Alessandro Fillari, Ars Technica, 22 Mar. 2023
  • Beach- and sea-loving kiddos will thrive in this cabana sandbox.
    Kathleen Willcox, Popular Mechanics, 24 May 2022
  • Billionaires on both sides play in the electoral sandbox as something of a hobby.
    Philip Elliott, Time, 29 Mar. 2021
  • The Shultis rural home on Fawn Road sits on a sprawling lot with a sandbox and a miniature metal bench, a jungle gym and a swing set.
    Cindy Schultz For Cnn, CNN, 20 Feb. 2022
  • Build sand castles in the sandbox, lie out on towels under beach umbrellas and soak your feet in the wading pool.
    Amy Schwabe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 26 May 2021

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