frolic
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It may also continue to haunt us forever after, as in the bone-clanking, teeth-chattering, spookily percussive 1929 animated Disney cartoon frolic, “The Skeleton Dance.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026
It’s a rare chance for the kids in this neighbourhood to play outside together, in a space big enough to frolic and safe from traffic.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
With a spectrum ranging from blues and greens to corals and creams, it’s hard to choose just one for a frolic in the fields.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 3, 2026
There, the boys frolic and dream amid cinder block walls.
From New York Times ● Apr. 18, 2024
They were all eating and laughing and playing such tricks out of pure frolic as might be the marvel of a king’s court.
From "A Wizard of Earthsea" by Ursula K. Le Guin
Yuletide frolics are a key part of that strategy.
From BBC ● Dec. 21, 2025
When it’s not locked, her son frolics in the playground.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 28, 2020
In it, a mermaid looks at the Atlantic through a telescope as a seal frolics near her fin.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 21, 2019
When someone frolics at the nadir for as long as he has, there’s nowhere to go but sideways.
From New York Times ● Oct. 20, 2018
“I don’t mean to act any more after this time. I’m getting too old for such things,” observed Meg, who was as much a child as ever about ‘dressing-up’ frolics.
From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott
"It's getting beyond a joke for a small country town," Peter Hainsworth, 81, told AFP as tourists frolicked on the rolling hills nearby.
From Barron's ● Apr. 30, 2026
The border collie, who’s been enlisted to shoot daily videos for French TV, frolicked up and down the carpet ahead of the opening ceremony.
From Seattle Times ● May 14, 2024
These huge, nearly grown cats frolicked, racing beside our ATV as we drove the fence line and sparring on their hind legs—behavior I’d seen only in wild tigers.
From National Geographic ● Nov. 2, 2023
Gaetz frolicked in the pungent aroma of his own stench like a dog admiring its flatulence.
From Salon ● Oct. 17, 2023
Wind frolicked the skirt and made the scarecrow sway—made it seem a creature forlornly dancing in the cold December field.
From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote
We would be sipping ice-cold spritzes at cafés overlooking the Mediterranean, frolicking down cobblestone streets lined with charming boutiques, and marveling at the frescoes and marble sculptures adorning grand cathedrals.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 18, 2026
Follow the instructions below and you’ll be frolicking among blooms near L.A. before you can say “I’m taking Friday afternoon off!”
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 16, 2026
Some videos show puppies frolicking or close-ups of squirrels, others stream loops of squishy toys enjoyed by other animals or humans.
From BBC ● Apr. 9, 2026
When she was ruling Egypt and frolicking with Mark Antony, the Sphinx had already been buried up to its neck in sand for thousands of years.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2025
Red and orange, a dragon and his mate frolicking amongst the clouds . . . wait, dragons?
From "Where the Mountain Meets the Moon" by Grace Lin
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