play around with
Example Sentences
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As long as you have enough money to live on with your other sources of income, plus a 12-month emergency fund, you have enough time to play around with.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 26, 2026
"We are two men of 80 years of age, so we cannot play around with democracy," he said.
From Barron's • Feb. 22, 2026
But none of that stops Claude Code from being fun to play around with.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 23, 2026
The chemistry was already handled; all I had to do was play around with flavor and texture.
From Salon • Apr. 3, 2025
On the way home, Stella was in no mood to joke or play around with her friends like she usually did.
From "Stella by Starlight" by Sharon M. Draper
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