free play

Example Sentences

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Instead, the black shiny faceless Phantom robot is engaged in "free play", manipulating a bunch of coloured kids blocks.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

Worst of all, not understanding these costs could make you believe that they don’t exist and that you’re getting a free play on the stock market’s slot machine.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 3, 2025

Some are focused on free play, while others spend more time on teaching children to learn letters and numbers.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2024

The other came on one of the game’s more controversial plays in the second quarter when Smith thought Carolina had jumped offsides and he had a free play.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 13, 2022

The glad days that dawned gave me liberty for the free play of impulse and, from anxiety and restraint, I leaped to license and thoughtless action.

From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright