How to Use child's play in a Sentence

child's play

noun
  • Landing a job should be child's play for someone with his skills.
  • Don't let the word baby fool you; this peel isn't child's play.
    Harper's Bazaar Staff, Harper's BAZAAR, 27 Jan. 2023
  • Why is playing with a child not as easy as, well, child's play?
    Charlotte Hilton Andersen, Redbook, 5 Jan. 2012
  • Some spaces - like the children's play area in the mall's hub - are off limits.
    Marc Bona, cleveland, 12 May 2020
  • This version of Squid Game will only be about child's play.
    Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 18 Oct. 2021
  • The northern side of the building was added on to serve as the McDonald's children's play room.
    Jeff Piorkowski/special To Cleveland.com, cleveland.com, 2 Nov. 2017
  • The cinema is next to a children's play area on the fourth floor, which was believed to be where the fire started.
    Matthew Bodner, Anchorage Daily News, 26 Mar. 2018
  • Both openings overlook a brick patio and, beyond, a children's play area at the rear of the house.
    Carolyn Weber, ELLE Decor, 5 July 2012
  • The other contains a fountain and a children's play area, and a larger lawn space.
    Devin Kelly, Alaska Dispatch News, 27 Sep. 2017
  • There's a children's play area for the younger crowd, and those interested in art can take a stroll through local art displays.
    Zahria Rogers, The Courier-Journal, 29 June 2018
  • In addition to food and cocktails, Shangri-la promises bocce ball, fire pits and a children's play area.
    Michael McGough, sacbee, 8 May 2018
  • The thigh-grazing slits we're used to seeing look like child's play compared to this Atelier Versace gown Shayk was sporting.
    Chrissy Rutherford, Harper's BAZAAR, 10 May 2018
  • Also on site are a children's play area, nursing lounge, stroller rental and other amenities.
    Houston Chronicle, 10 May 2018
  • But then a lifeguard essentially kicked them out of the children's play area, said Cierra, the mother.
    Max Londberg, kansascity, 27 Mar. 2018
  • While the production is light on dramatics and possibly gives more sparkle than any Kinky Boot, mere child's play this show is not.
    Aaron Leth, Harper's BAZAAR, 27 Mar. 2014
  • Climbing steep inclines is child's play for the V8 model, which burbles contentedly just above idle, free of stress and full of torque.
    Derek Powell, Car and Driver, 17 Feb. 2022
  • In Texas, malls are being allowed to reopen starting Friday, but the food court and children's play area must remain closed.
    Khristopher J. Brooks, CBS News, 30 Apr. 2020
  • That shutdown battle was child's play compared with what Pelosi's decision has touched off.
    Dan Balz, Anchorage Daily News, 26 Sep. 2019
  • So moves in Elden Ring are kind of like pushups; performing one is child's play, but performing 100 in a single chain can be torture.
    Kyle Orland, Ars Technica, 9 Mar. 2022
  • As hardware and software go, the machines that tally Congress' votes are the opposite of secure; hacking them would be child's play.
    Benjamin Wofford, Wired, 15 Sep. 2020
  • One fun thing Anyone who has opened a box of Lego in the last few years has likely had the humbling experience of realizing: This is not just child's play.
    Petra Cahill, NBC News, 27 Sep. 2019
  • New additions are planned for the Ark Encounter grounds including the Answers Center, more zoo space, restaurants and a children's play area.
    Cameron Knight, Cincinnati.com, 5 July 2018
  • But what of history's other horrors — horrors on a scale that make September 11 look like child's play?
    Damon Linker, The Week, 11 Sep. 2017
  • Collaborative efforts can make a tough task seem like child's play.
    Tribune Content Agency, oregonlive, 25 Nov. 2019
  • The family was in a children's play area that was enclosed with clear-glass paneling, Winkleman said.
    NBC News, 9 July 2019
  • Herberger cared about all aspects of art, from ballet to child's play, family friend Jennifer Moser said.
    Mackenzie Brower, The Arizona Republic, 3 Nov. 2021
  • The eighth floor has a fitness center with cardio and strength-training equipment, yoga studio, indoor lap pool, whirlpool spa and children's play area.
    Pamela Dittmer McKuen, chicagotribune.com, 22 Aug. 2017
  • The home, on a 1-acre lot, features balconies overlooking the Vaquero golf course, an indoor-outdoor theater and a children's play area with its own kitchen.
    Gordon Dickson, star-telegram, 4 Apr. 2018
  • The backyard has a gas fireplace, outdoor kitchen, heated pool and spa with water features, ramada with gas fireplace and a putting green and children's play area.
    Lorraine Longhi, azcentral, 25 June 2018
  • In tonight’s Daily Edition, watch for our story about celebrating the power of child's play in public spaces.
    David Clark Scott, The Christian Science Monitor, 29 Mar. 2021

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