pastime

Remakes enable this sharing of experiences because getting old computer hardware or video games consoles to work, while a pastime loved by some, is not possible for everyone.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

For the rest of America, these gaffes become our treasured pastime: Schadenfreude theater.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026

Noodling is often portrayed as an extreme redneck pastime, but it traditionally had more to do with survival than sport.

From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026

When night fell, a common pastime was dancing.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026

Quite the contrary, for their pleasures were not his; he had no use for card games, golf, cocktails, or buffet suppers served at ten—or, indeed, for any pastime that he felt did not “accomplish something.”

From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote

Wanrong shared Puyi’s enjoyment of these pastimes, and their snapshots capture “moments of fun and happiness” that show what might have been if politics had not later intervened.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026

Backyard bird feeding is one of our country’s most popular pastimes.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 24, 2026

L.A. is also where she filmed her latest movie, “The Dink,” an Apple TV comedy centered on one of her favorite pastimes: pickleball.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026

While we have counseled that speculating on earnings reports is gambling, it remains one of the most prevalent pastimes in the stock and options market.

From Barron's ● Apr. 28, 2026

Her husband, an Aragonese merchant by whom she had two children, spent half the value of his store on medicines and pastimes in an attempt to alleviate her terror.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez