playing area

Example Sentences

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After crumpling to the ice, McNabb immediately climbed to his feet, skated off the playing area and headed down the tunnel while holding a hand over his nose and mouth.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

The game ended with a sudden outburst from Carlsen, who struck the table with his fist before offering Gukesh a swift handshake and leaving the playing area.

From BBC • Dec. 30, 2025

The audience surrounds the playing area as though witnessing a prize fight or highly athletic dance piece.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 23, 2024

There was no pacifying him until I invited him on to the playing area so that he could kick a ball about.

From BBC • Jul. 5, 2023

Only now did Penelope notice that, during the dancing, a curtained playing area had been quickly set up on one side of the ballroom, between the tall windows.

From "The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling" by Maryrose Wood