frolic
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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
This was not the barefoot frolic I knew from picnics, not the game of lazy parabolas.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2025
The bonus is the space: PlayLab’s indoor play space is designed for young children to frolic and, in this case, witness dads build their emotional muscles.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 11, 2025
There, the boys frolic and dream amid cinder block walls.
From New York Times ● Apr. 18, 2024
They hunt, swim, fish, browse, frolic, mate, play, run from predators.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
Clue: It begins with B and rhymes with frolics.
From BBC ● Dec. 26, 2023
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
And thus do the fashion week frolics — or follies, depending on your point of view — begin: in the wake of the U.S.
From New York Times ● Sep. 5, 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
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
The adjacent dry play structures were vacant while a dozen kids frolicked through the fountain and tried to catch the water in plastic bags.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 17, 2023
Little lights moving like worms frolicked before his eyes, and the breath of despair had a nasty smell.
From "Jazz" by Toni Morrison
Every Sunday is different, but my ideal Sunday would be one of food, family, friends and frolicking throughout the city.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 5, 2026
The city sprawl quickly gave way to stone-walled fields full of dazzling yellow rape and spring-green grass dotted with sheep and frolicking lambs.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 14, 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
The layered effect is magical—as if the vessel were malleable, atmospheric, and the figures were frolicking within its translucent skin.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2025
The shoot takes place in a festive, picnic atmosphere of barbecued chicken, water ice and frolicking children.
From "Wringer" by Jerry Spinelli
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