Examples of playmate in a Sentence
She was my playmate and best friend.
He wasn't allowed to join his playmates outside.
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A week after firing coach Robert Saleh and elevating assistant Todd Downing to play-caller, the Jets acquired wide receiver Davante Adams, another one of Rodgers’ old playmates from their Green Bay days.
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Jack Magruder, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024
At one point, a White House police officer captured a wild male raccoon and offered him as a playmate: the male, named Rueben, ran away, and Rebecca lived on in stately solitude.
—Katherine Rundell, Harper's Magazine, 23 Sep. 2024
The mammals mimicked their playmate’s face quickly, too, often flashing a grin in less than one second.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Oct. 2024
The dolphins in the study almost always used this open mouth expression when their playmates were in their field of view.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 2 Oct. 2024
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Jack Magruder, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024
At one point, a White House police officer captured a wild male raccoon and offered him as a playmate: the male, named Rueben, ran away, and Rebecca lived on in stately solitude.
—Katherine Rundell, Harper's Magazine, 23 Sep. 2024
The mammals mimicked their playmate’s face quickly, too, often flashing a grin in less than one second.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Oct. 2024
The dolphins in the study almost always used this open mouth expression when their playmates were in their field of view.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 2 Oct. 2024
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“Playmate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/playmate. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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playmate
noun
play·mate
ˈplā-ˌmāt 
: a companion in play
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