How to Use frolic in a Sentence

frolic

1 of 3 adjective
  • Pods of porpoises frolic, and a playful minke whale shimmers in the afternoon sun.
    — Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Sep. 2024
  • But today, beachgoers continue to stroll, sunbathe and frolic buck naked on that stretch of sand, in defiance of the law.
    — Assistant Editor, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2026
  • Alongside her, child actors dance and frolic with shadow puppetry in the land of make-believe, where youths go on adventures and learn math, science and reading skills.
    — Darcel Rockett, Chicago Tribune, 3 Jan. 2026
  • Alongside her, child actors dance and frolic with shadow puppetry in the land of make-believe, where youths go on adventures and learn math, science and reading skills.
    — Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 13 Jan. 2026
  • For those who want to bring their furry friends along, head to Bonita Beach Dog Park, a dog-friendly, off-leash tidal flat where pups can roam freely and frolic in the shallow waters.
    — Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 27 Apr. 2026

frolic

2 of 3 verb
  • We watched the seals as they frolicked in the harbor.
  • In back of the school, children frolicked in two large bounce houses.
    — Annie Gentile, courant.com, 12 July 2019
  • Whales frolic in the cobalt waters, while seabirds flit in the salt winds overhead.
    — Sara Miller Llana, The Christian Science Monitor, 29 Sep. 2021
  • Clearly, no one’s frolicking on the beach.
    — Literary Hub, 11 Aug. 2025
  • That didn’t stop some drivers from pulling over to frolic in the foreign whiteness.
    — Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 24 Jan. 2021
  • Dogs will soon have a place to run, frolic and play catch on South Jupiter Road.
    — Dallas News, 27 Jan. 2022
  • This will be a good place for parents to hang out in the shade while the little ones frolic in the water and sun.
    — Jim Harrington, The Mercury News, 8 Aug. 2019
  • The other main income stream comes in the form of joyful tourists frolicking in the bog.
    — Kendra Nordin Beato, Christian Science Monitor, 22 Nov. 2025
  • To me, summer calls for days spent frolicking in the park or lounging poolside.
    — Alaina Chou, Bon Appétit, 9 Aug. 2023
  • Their high spirits may be due to the little bits of fry bread tossed their way by frolicking children.
    — Karen D'souza, The Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2019
  • There’s even a vast amount of backyard space for your kids and furry friends to frolic and explore nature.
    — Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 3 Mar. 2023
  • And in the volcanic waters of the Azores, dolphins might frolic with you mid-dive.
    — Vanita Salisbury, AFAR Media, 6 Nov. 2025
  • There are people in giant star costumes frolicking on the stage.
    — Chris Klimek, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Dec. 2023
  • On the screen were images of rolling hills, deer frolicking in the forest, and waves crashing on the shore.
    — Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
  • For his first birthday portraits, he was snapped frolicking around outdoors in adorably tiny sweaters.
    — Erica Gonzales, Harper's BAZAAR, 26 June 2019
  • With nearly five acres at your disposal, there’s more than enough space for children to frolic on the grounds.
    — Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 22 Mar. 2023
  • Polar Bear mom and cubs frolic in the icy waters of the Arctic.
    — Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes, 5 Sep. 2021
  • In which case, the winter solstice will surely become the day to frolic naked in the forest.
    — Melissa Breyer, Treehugger, 19 June 2023
  • This can only be described as frolicking.
    — Cate Martel, The Hill, 12 Feb. 2026
  • Beach area three is the best place for your furry pooch to frolic in the waves, and beach area four has a more peaceful and relaxed vibe.
    — Miriam Porter, Forbes, 21 Apr. 2023
  • Pets can frolic in the park’s backcountry, but not on the coast from the mean high-tide line to a quarter-mile inland.
    — Emily Pennington, Outside Online, 7 May 2021
  • The trucks hauling the snow frolicked in the water, sending dirty gray ripples toward me.
    — Naaman Zhou, New Yorker, 3 Feb. 2026
  • That means frolicking, after a quick blanching, in a butter bath loaded with chives and mint.
    — Scott Hocker, TheWeek, 26 Mar. 2026
  • Parties were held in a small backyard behind their house where the family’s three dogs frolicked.
    — New York Times, 13 Aug. 2019
  • The video closes with a montage of Bond and her friends frolicking across Japan.
    — Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 24 Nov. 2025
  • In summer, kids will frolic in the dancing fountain on the square between the business school’s two wings.
    — Curbed, 25 Feb. 2022
  • Over 50 flies were frolicking in the dishwasher area.
    — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 19 Dec. 2025
  • Birds in the steppe fly by, frolicking, and disappear somewhere in the sky, in distant silence.
    — Literary Hub, 23 Jan. 2026
  • This weekend might not be the best day to go surfing, tidepooling, or frolicking along the shoreline.
    — Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 28 Nov. 2025
  • My poor little dog learned to pop a squat in the middle of the road at some point, unable to frolic through lush pastures very often, if at all.
    — Ebonyjanice Moore, Essence, 15 Aug. 2023

frolic

3 of 3 noun
  • We went out for a frolic in the sun.
  • Monsters in those games bathe, eat, sleep, hunt and frolic in their habitats.
    — Washington Post, 17 Apr. 2020
  • But all that mass does compromise its back-road frolic factor.
    — John Pearley Huffman, Car and Driver, 2 June 2020
  • The parent, its back golden in the sun, remains frozen in place, while its pup frolics about.
    — National Geographic, 29 Nov. 2019
  • Their West Coast jaunt isn’t all fun, frolics and green juices, however.
    — Vanityfair.com, VanityFair.com, 17 Mar. 2017
  • Any frolics could wait for a post-dinner concert by soul and gospel singer Leon Bridges.
    — Catherine Bigelow, San Francisco Chronicle, 9 May 2018
  • In the gay old time just before the fifteenth century, thy made of all things a fatsome frolic.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Oct. 2022
  • After the show, children can make their own puppets and enjoy a Holi frolic.
    — New York Times, 17 Mar. 2022
  • Looking for a place to breathe clean air and frolic in pollutant-free fields in Houston?
    — John-Henry Perera, Houston Chronicle, 24 Oct. 2017
  • My toddler’s water wings sat on the front porch, awaiting a poolside frolic that would never come.
    — Kara Baskin, BostonGlobe.com, 3 Sep. 2019
  • The country doesn’t want rich kids to see their college debts canceled, or to pick up the tab for their four-year frolics on leafy campuses.
    — Kyle Smith, National Review, 6 Feb. 2020
  • Few things are sweeter than a trip on which Black history and culture intertwine with fun and frolic.
    — Essence, 20 July 2021
  • Time to Investigate The rover's journey isn’t just a frolic through space, though.
    — Amber Jorgenson, Discover Magazine, 27 Sep. 2018
  • Burning Man may come to a close tomorrow, but on Day 8, frolic runs rampant.
    — Lisa Herendeen, The Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2019
  • That whole special master thing with classified documents, that was a frolic and a detour.
    — ABC News, 22 Sep. 2022
  • The actors evidently consider this type of movie to be a frolic, and their sense of fun is contagious.
    — Kyle Smith, WSJ, 23 Nov. 2022
  • For many years, the infield has been a stage for fun, frolic and, not incidentally, drunken shenanigans.
    — Mike Hembree, USA TODAY, 23 June 2020
  • In tom thit heo, from southern Vietnam, shrimp and thin slices of pork shoulder frolic in a stir-fry heady with lemongrass and black pepper.
    — Scott Hocker, TheWeek, 14 Apr. 2026
  • And if you get caught up in the celebration and feel the need to go frolic in the waves, the synthetic style will remain undamaged.
    — Rena Behar, Travel + Leisure, 3 Mar. 2023
  • Mona, her brothers, sister and mother have cookouts, listen to music and frolic in the park with their kids like other Britons.
    — Lorraine Ali, latimes.com, 22 June 2018
  • But those who come to body surf, float on inner tubes and frolic in the water as 3-foot waves toss them to and fro probably won't need the extra warmth this weekend.
    — Tim Harlow, Star Tribune, 1 June 2021
  • The deer itself avoided shock, despite a brief frolic on the Crystal City tracks Tuesday.
    — Fox News, 12 June 2018
  • Most of the work that’s been done on drones and wind focuses on the calm, happy sort of wind that makes golden fields of wheat gracefully sway back and forth as a puppy frolics through them.
    — Evan Ackerman, IEEE Spectrum, 7 June 2016
  • The weather is getting warmer and school is almost out, and soon literally zillions of you will be hitting our local beaches for fun and frolic in the sun and surf.
    — Corky Carroll, Orange County Register, 16 June 2017
  • But images of those youthful frolics amid chirping children quickly slips behind me, muted by my puffing, labored breaths and the blanket of snow.
    — Thomas Cangelosi, Hartford Courant, 4 Jan. 2026
  • Spencer Morrow, who plays chimneysweep Bert, also uses a harness to amp up his frolics on the rooftops of London.
    — Matthew J. Palm, orlandosentinel.com, 13 Aug. 2019
  • The group watches as a sock puppet opens up a lemonade stand for business and frolics around a lemon farm before Tomlinson dives into a swimming pool.
    — Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 13 Oct. 2025
  • The festive frolic at The Colony Animal Care Services looked fit for a four-legged king.
    — Marvin Hurst, CBS News, 18 Dec. 2025
  • Olivia and Fitz enjoyed one last gauzy frolic in 600-thread-count sheets, and appeared ready to ride off into the sunset together.
    — Brian Lowry, CNN, 20 Apr. 2018
  • No one knows when or where the elephant photos came from, but the drunken frolic during pandemic shutdown has been debunked by Chinese media.
    — Sylvia Poggioli, The New York Review of Books, 29 Mar. 2020

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