pastime

Example Sentences

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Watching these A.I. edits became a pastime for her friend group; they’d share the videos at school and at sleepovers.

From Slate • May 12, 2026

Rubinstein remembers how people who were fond of cross-country skiing – a very popular pastime in winter in Russia – used to take their radios with them out of town, where there were fewer jammers.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

In the past few weeks alone, the Italians have beaten the English at rugby, the Dutch at speedskating, and now the U.S. at America’s pastime.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

The self-proclaimed homebodies share that their ideal quality pastime is rewatching “Grey’s Anatomy” for the third time, sitting together in silence while enjoying cookie milkshakes, or spending a weekend away in nature.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 14, 2026

We do see vestigial signs of automobiles in our village, but they resemble the signs of life you would dig up in a graveyard if you were inclined to that pastime.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver