play around

Example Sentences

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You definitely play around with the format of a typical special in this new hour.

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026

Throughout his career, Soderbergh has sought out new technology and filmmaking techniques to play around with, lending his work an exciting sandbox quality where anything goes.

From Salon • Apr. 17, 2026

In a break in play around the half-hour mark, Mikey Moore, exciting, dangerous and 18 years old, juggled the ball around the halfway line.

From BBC • Mar. 1, 2026

I tell my kids, play around, try things out.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026

Ms. Smith shows me the light board and she lets me play around with the settings.

From "Sparrow" by Sarah Moon