Examples of plaything in a Sentence
VCRs were once the expensive, high-tech playthings of the rich.
We mustn't let the environment become the plaything of oil companies.
The emperor used people as his playthings.
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But her parents wouldn't oblige her, trying to enforce a basic life lesson that not every Target trip meant a new plaything.
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 30 Jan. 2025
Last year seemed to be the plaything of Taylor Swift and her blockbuster Eras tour, which took over Empower Field at Mile High for a pair of shows in July, and sold out tens of thousands of tickets in minutes.
—John Wenzel, The Denver Post, 16 Jan. 2025
Toys and Books Yes, rocks and sticks serve perfectly well as playthings.
—Elisabeth Kwak-Hefferan, Outside Online, 27 Jan. 2025
Ribbons and bows can look like playthings to cats but can be harmful if swallowed.
—Lisa Bloch, The Mercury News, 10 Dec. 2024
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 30 Jan. 2025
Last year seemed to be the plaything of Taylor Swift and her blockbuster Eras tour, which took over Empower Field at Mile High for a pair of shows in July, and sold out tens of thousands of tickets in minutes.
—John Wenzel, The Denver Post, 16 Jan. 2025
Toys and Books Yes, rocks and sticks serve perfectly well as playthings.
—Elisabeth Kwak-Hefferan, Outside Online, 27 Jan. 2025
Ribbons and bows can look like playthings to cats but can be harmful if swallowed.
—Lisa Bloch, The Mercury News, 10 Dec. 2024
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“Plaything.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/plaything. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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plaything
noun
play·thing
-ˌthiŋ 
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