The lamp got broken when the kids were engaging in a little horseplay.
when he saw us spraying each other with the hose instead of washing the car, Dad yelled, “Cut out the horseplay!”
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Key speeches are faithfully delivered to an audience of two, not thousands; a scene of soldiers destructively revelling on a bridge is given a different spirit by ironic, out-of-time horseplay.—Guy Lodge, Variety, 8 Feb. 2025 And yes, there were cases on public roads where the horseplay turned dangerous.—Mark Price, Miami Herald, 22 Jan. 2025 On my gondola, however, horseplay is not only encouraged, it is required.—Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 24 Sep. 2024 Prosecutors allege Alec Baldwin engaged in ‘horseplay’ and acted recklessly on ‘Rust’ set.—Colleen Shalby, Los Angeles Times, 21 June 2024 See All Example Sentences for horseplay
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