playing

Example Sentences

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He joins his friends under a tipping bucket, and — spoiler alert — realizes that he actually enjoys playing in water.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2026

When injury brought a premature end to his playing career in 1990, he remained at Vicarage Road and became a coach before being appointed manager in 1996 when Taylor became director of football.

From BBC • Jun. 12, 2026

Her idea to have a projector playing the game was nixed.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

At least both teams are used to playing in the heat, because this one will be relentless.

From Salon • Jun. 11, 2026

We were sitting down at the table, enjoying the warmth of our soup, and Karli was still playing at being Long John Silver.

From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo