pastime

Example Sentences

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Today, the pastime is considered a part of daily life in Ecuador, where every town or city has its own court to bring community members together.

From Los Angeles Times

“It’s the national pastime. I know football has taken its spot, but it’s baseball. I think it’ll show very well for the next couple of days with the greatest players in the game.”

From Seattle Times

A common pastime among Swift fans is to unearth the identities of her songs’ subjects.

From Seattle Times

These muralists join a long lineup of artists who have been inspired by baseball since the mid-19th century when the sport was commonly considered the national pastime.

From Seattle Times

Whatever the truth, it is easy to dismiss these analyses as idle, albeit fascinating, academic pastimes.

From Scientific American