playmate

Example Sentences

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But the joy that little monkey feels for his orangutan, which he uses as shield, surrogate and playmate, is both heartbreaking and heartwarming.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 20, 2026

The clip highlighted an obvious imbalance between a male figure – disingenuously portrayed as a fellow playmate – in a position of power to a teenage girl.

From Salon • Mar. 23, 2024

But in the meantime, mother chimps continue to be their offspring's primary playmate, tickling, chasing, playing 'airplane'.

From Science Daily • Mar. 14, 2024

It can provide a playmate for your kids, a jogging buddy for you and a loyal companion for everyone to cuddle with on the couch.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 18, 2023

It was a pretend playmate I must have invented for company.

From "Girl in the Blue Coat" by Monica Hesse