How to Use fun and games in a Sentence

fun and games

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  • But of course, Kevin isn't just there for fun and games.
    Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 23 Apr. 2020
  • Love isn't all fun and games, but these two seem to be in it for the long haul.
    Ineye Komonibo, refinery29.com, 27 Apr. 2021
  • But the job’s not all fun and games for Martines and his team.
    Fawnia Soo Hoo, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Dec. 2023
  • This time is also the O'odham New Year, a time of fun and games, Robert said.
    Sarah Lapidus, The Arizona Republic, 8 Mar. 2023
  • Sometimes, the usual fun and games aren't enough to have a good time.
    Jasmine Gomez, Seventeen, 16 Oct. 2020
  • In the beginning, golf was all about fun and games, and still is to this day!
    Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2019
  • A day at the beach is all fun and games, in other words, until the night falls, and the burn sets in.
    Michael O'Sullivan, Washington Post, 26 Oct. 2022
  • But the homecoming is about a game, not fun and games for Hurts.
    Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al, 3 Nov. 2022
  • Life was all fun and games until the children were born.
    courant.com, 6 Oct. 2019
  • But make no mistake about it: this isn’t just fun and games for Van Noy.
    BostonGlobe.com, 12 June 2019
  • The savvy Web user knows that the Internet isn't all fun and games.
    Veronique Greenwood, Discover Magazine, 2 Mar. 2012
  • The football fun and games surrounding the Pro Bowl have not stopped.
    Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al, 6 Feb. 2022
  • There’s no food, just plenty of drinks and fun and games in this spacious place.
    Marc Bona, cleveland, 26 Dec. 2022
  • There are chills and sorrows, as well as fun and games, in the riddle of time regained.
    Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 21 Apr. 2022
  • Cooking is all fun and games, but someone has to clean up too.
    Scott Gilbertson, Wired, 26 Nov. 2021
  • Seager doesn’t have much to say about himself or time for fun and games.
    Evan Grant, Dallas News, 10 July 2023
  • Even though Masi works at a toy store, business is not always fun and games.
    Nile Fortner, sun-sentinel.com, 18 June 2021
  • Smith also has learned college isn’t all fun and games.
    Jeff Zillgitt, USA TODAY, 31 Aug. 2021
  • But no fun and games for them; instead they were led to a random point in the enclosure.
    Diana Gitig, Ars Technica, 30 Sep. 2019
  • Rooker said the lengthy rain delay was pretty much fun and games.
    Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 4 May 2024
  • The artists continued the fun and games over on Instagram.
    Billboard Staff, Billboard, 4 Sep. 2020
  • Of course, the workplace isn’t all fun and games and experiments.
    Jessica Levy, Cincinnati.com, 8 June 2018
  • Get outside for fun and games, face painting, food from the El Jefe food truck, live music and more.
    Liv Martin, Twin Cities, 5 Oct. 2019
  • But fun and games aside, there’s a serious, timely and big idea here.
    Michael Kimmelman, New York Times, 19 Apr. 2018
  • There will be more than 40 exhibitors, fun and games for the kids, music, face painting, fire truck rides and more.
    Jennifer Boehm, sun-sentinel.com, 19 Nov. 2019
  • Taking a life, be the life grouse or moose should have no relationship to fun and games.
    John Schandelmeier, Anchorage Daily News, 12 Mar. 2022
  • This isn't just fun and games for the sake of idle curiosity (not that there's anything wrong with that).
    Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 15 Aug. 2018
  • The fun and games had to come to an end at some point, and that time came when the five couples learned that only four would proceed to the finale.
    Kimi Robinson, The Arizona Republic, 15 Aug. 2021
  • Unlike this night in Austin, though, getting that album out has been far from all fun and games.
    Heran Mamo, Billboard, 16 Nov. 2022
  • Shopping sprees are all fun and games until you’re met with a hefty receipt at checkout.
    Clara McMahon, Peoplemag, 20 Jan. 2024

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