frolic

Example Sentences

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This was not the barefoot frolic I knew from picnics, not the game of lazy parabolas.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 9, 2025

There, the boys frolic and dream amid cinder block walls.

From New York Times • Apr. 18, 2024

With this multitude of bright blossoms and fragrant flowers surrounding me, I can almost forget my drippy sinuses and frolic in appreciation of the season.

From Salon • Mar. 21, 2024

“Barbie” was the pastel, postmodern feminist frolic, a deceptively substantial paean to product placement and invitation to in-theater cosplay.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 13, 2024

“What makes my legs go, Dranpa?” asked the young philosopher, surveying those active portions of his frame with a meditative air, while resting after a go-to-bed frolic one night.

From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott