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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Treat the toy like TV, fun in moderation, not a substitute for playmates.
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Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Four dogs hoping for a game of fetch have melted hearts on the internet after trying to recruit the youngest member of their family as their new playmate.
—Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Aug. 2025
In childhood, siblings are often each other’s first friends and playmates as well as earliest rivals and competitors.
—Our Place, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025
The cubs will join the other females in the lion pride after successful, careful introductions, including Mashika, a 3-year-old female and half-sister to the cubs, who is their favorite playmate.
—Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 7 Aug. 2025
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Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Four dogs hoping for a game of fetch have melted hearts on the internet after trying to recruit the youngest member of their family as their new playmate.
—Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Aug. 2025
In childhood, siblings are often each other’s first friends and playmates as well as earliest rivals and competitors.
—Our Place, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025
The cubs will join the other females in the lion pride after successful, careful introductions, including Mashika, a 3-year-old female and half-sister to the cubs, who is their favorite playmate.
—Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 7 Aug. 2025
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“Playmate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/playmate. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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playmate
noun
play·mate
ˈplā-ˌmāt 
: a companion in play
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