playful

Example Sentences

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There is playful debate over who does more nappies.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

Memo Guerra’s honking jazz score adds an another playful layer of life — it’s the noise of a bizarro nightclub where the air shivers with eerie musical saws.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

And there’s something playful about examining the birth of the U.S.—or the “United Provinces of America,” as our early ally Louis XVI put it—from an English perspective, even if Ms. Worsley avoids any pro-Brit bias.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

In South Korea, a playful green cartoon dinosaur named Dooly, known for the two small tufts of hair on his head, has been a favorite for generations.

From Science Daily • Apr. 1, 2026

Suddenly the game she had planned seemed crude, not sweet and playful as she’d imagined it.

From "Out of Darkness" by Ashley Hope Pérez