How to Use horseplay in a Sentence

horseplay

noun

• The lamp got broken when the kids were engaging in a little horseplay.
• So the star learns his part, Or this horseplay could get out of hand.
  — Pat Myers, Washington Post, 18 Aug. 2022
• There’s no horseplay, no banter, no jokes, As there was in the brighter part of the day.
  — Hartford Courant, courant.com, 11 Mar. 2018
• The Montgomerys said the bruise was caused by horseplay with a sibling.
  — Washington Post, 4 May 2022
• Sue says the fall was the result of the careless horseplay of teen boys, who’d been dangling the child.
  — Los Angeles Times, 22 Feb. 2022
• That would be Tim Seder, the guy who wouldn’t let a little horseplay get in the way of a Cowboys’ win.
  — Kristi Scales, Dallas News, 9 Dec. 2020
• Spanier has said the abuse of the boy was characterized to him as horseplay.
  — NBC News, 26 May 2021
• Some of the alleged horseplay was aimed at male employees, too.
  — oregonlive, 14 Aug. 2022
• Making horseplay intense just proves that Strong can use his powers for good.
  — Vulture, 10 May 2022
• The scene, which sets up eight years of horseplay between the two office pranksters, is also a feat of food engineering.
  — Ali Francis, Bon Appétit, 22 Nov. 2021
• Four-wheel drive is, of course, standard, and this rugged pickup is approved for off-road horseplay with Jeep's Trail Rated badge.
  — Eric Stafford, Car and Driver, 12 Apr. 2021
• The band and crew’s party couldn’t have been more different from the heartbreaking scene in Kurt’s hotel room: here, there was booze, horseplay, and a blaring boom box.
  — Michael Azerrad, The New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2021
• Most upsetting of all is a bout of boyish horseplay, in a bedroom, that kicks off as a lark but turns into a dogfight, complete with claws and teeth.
  — Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 20 Jan. 2023
• Martha and George’s fictitious baby — one of their private games Martha took upon herself to share with her guests in a night of brutal horseplay — will have to die.
  — Charles McNultytheater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2022
• They are no longer divided by litter and now wear muzzles to protect their thin skin from horseplay souvenirs.
  — Ashley Stimpson, Longreads, 31 Oct. 2020
• Beyond giving service, Ford trucks have been involved in all manner of shenanigans and horseplay, too.
  — Maxwell B. Mortimer, Car and Driver, 26 June 2020
• Hines showed that these girls tend to engage in play behavior seen relatively more often in boys, such as horseplay.
  — Grace Huckins, Scientific American, 1 Feb. 2021
• Spanier, who denies any wrongdoing, has said Curley and Schultz characterized the 2001 incident in the shower as horseplay and not any form of child abuse.
  — Mark Scolforo, The Denver Post, 21 Mar. 2017
• Spanier, who did not take the stand in his own defense, has said Sandusky's attack on the boy, whose identity remains in dispute, was characterized to him as horseplay.
  — NBC News, 26 June 2018
• While many view what happened at old Comiskey Park that night as horseplay run amok, other ascribe less benign sentiments to what transpired and what fueled it.
  — Phil Rosenthal, chicagotribune.com, 12 June 2019
• Ultimately, embracing horseplay is about giving your kids the space and trust to fulfill their needs for connection and joy.
  — Washington Post, 27 Dec. 2021
• Amid the horseplay in this deranged horse opera, there’s also a poignant moment — part tribute, part torch-passing — in Act 2, when a large photo appears onstage of Larry Coen.
  — Don Aucoin, BostonGlobe.com, 2 May 2018
• Spanier, 72, has said the abuse of the boy, who has not been conclusively identified by authorities, was characterized to him as horseplay.
  — Mark Scolforo, Star Tribune, 1 Dec. 2020
• At first, the boys keep up a summer-camp spirit, indulging in hazing rituals and homoerotic horseplay.
  — Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2023
• So, apparently, is literal horseplay and the discreet display of a future royal hoo-hoo.
  — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 21 Nov. 2023
• Spanier has said the abuse of the boy, who has not been conclusively identified by authorities, was characterized as horseplay.
  — Mark Scolforo, Star Tribune, 13 Jan. 2021
• There are no details in the suit on what the boys were actually doing as part of that horseplay, but Simmons provided some clarification to the Statesman on Friday.
  — Katy Moeller, idahostatesman, 27 Apr. 2018
• Choke holds are fairly common in mixed martial arts, which are becoming more popular, not to mention friendly horseplay.
  — Philly.com, 12 Dec. 2017
• Officers arrived to find people listening to loud music inside and outside the house, and engaging in horseplay.
  — cleveland.com, 10 Sep. 2019
• The horseplay seems innocent and lighthearted, although there’s a brooding sense that actual violence might occur in the future.
  — Steven Litt, cleveland.com, 15 Sep. 2019

Last Updated: 5 Aug 2024