sandbox

Example Sentences

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You have to provide them with a sandbox to play with it.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 29, 2025

It’s fun to just play around in the sandbox and experiment and stumble upon something.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 16, 2025

Playgrounds may remain as nostalgic landmarks, but the new measure of family fun looks more like a tasting menu than a sandbox.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 3, 2025

It gave players a sandbox to experiment with identity, relationships, and family structures in—spaces that often were unavailable in real life.

From Slate • Oct. 1, 2025

It had tennis courts, parking lots and a children’s section with swings and slide and sandbox and seesaws.

From "Homecoming" by Cynthia Voigt