playing around
Example Sentences
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“They’ll see, ‘Oh, this mayor’s not playing around.
From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026
Cartoons as long as 10 hours each feature illustrated dogs playing around in an animated New York City, or dogs watching duck ponds.
From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026
Steinberger built OpenClaw in November while playing around with AI coding tools in an attempt to organise his digital life.
From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026
"You can start playing around with the much larger code. It's like adding one more letter to the alphabet."
From Science Daily • Feb. 28, 2026
Jimmy pretended to be this happy-go-lucky guy, playing around with the bartenders and waitresses.
From "We'll Fly Away" by Bryan Bliss
