How to Use fun and games in a Sentence

fun and games

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  • The fun and games didn’t last, though.
    — Stuart James, New York Times, 21 June 2026
  • But the weekend wasn’t just fun and games.
    — Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Critics say that work isn’t supposed to be fun and games.
    — Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025
  • All fun and games — until someone gets hurt.
    — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 5 Apr. 2026
  • Making Wall Street wasn't all fun and games.
    — Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Feb. 2026
  • After the fun and games, Ray is all business once more.
    — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 30 Jan. 2026
  • Leave the fun and games to the professionals.
    — Los Angeles Times, 4 Jan. 2026
  • Leave the fun and games to the professionals.
    — Mark Z. Barabak, Mercury News, 7 Jan. 2026
  • Unfortunately for her, this toy store isn't just for fun and games.
    — Carson Blackwelder, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2025
  • Stephen Baldwin learned the hard way that comedy isn't all fun and games.
    — Edward Segarra, USA Today, 18 June 2026
  • Life's more painless for the brainless — but being a scarecrow isn't all fun and games.
    — Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Nov. 2025
  • The Gemini moon delivers the fun and games, so go out and play.
    — Usa Today, USA Today, 17 Aug. 2025
  • This season, all was fun and games until my expectations took over.
    — Ira Porter, Christian Science Monitor, 6 June 2025
  • All fun and games, at least until the saboteurs start getting arrested.
    — Alexandra Petri, The Atlantic, 25 June 2026
  • All fun and games, this trend recognizes the value in a room dedicated to a sense of pure play.
    — Jackson Design and Remodeling, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Dec. 2025
  • There’s way too much flowery language defending the importance of fun and games.
    — Alexander Kaplan, The Washington Examiner, 20 Mar. 2026
  • Cliffhangers on TV shows are all fun and games until the network abandons ship and the plot ends for good, mid-story.
    — James Mercadante, EW.com, 22 Aug. 2025
  • From the extensive Halloween playlist from last week, to this playful song, kids learn that the fake frights of Halloween are all just fun and games.
    — Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 3 Oct. 2025
  • You're cordially invited to a night of fun and games with Michael Fassbender and Cate Blanchett.
    — Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 6 June 2026
  • It should be noted that, within the world of the series, this necessarily mute form of communication isn’t always a source of fun and games.
    — Naomi Fry, New Yorker, 10 Jan. 2026
  • The exclusive clip from the movie, which THR can premiere below, shows fun and games, and alcohol – before eyes meet.
    — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Stubbs, once Realmuto's backup and Phillies director of fun and games, has been in Lehigh Valley for most of the past two seasons.
    — Tom Dougherty, CBS News, 22 Apr. 2026
  • Being reminded of such eras wasn’t all fun and games for Stefani, whose heartbreak has largely powered No Doubt’s musical legacy.
    — Leena Tailor, Rolling Stone, 8 May 2026
  • Or maybe fun and games ceased some 20 years ago when Facebook, Twitter and Instagram launched and anonymous threats could be dispatched by anyone with an account.
    — Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2026
  • Because of the potential for chaos, The Athletic sent Richard Sutcliffe to Rochdale versus York, knowing full well that fun and games were likely.
    — Phil Hay, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2026
  • However, the fun and games on the screen had a brief period of concern behind the scenes due to Odenkirk’s various responsibilities as a leading man, uncredited writer and producer.
    — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 14 Aug. 2025
  • But last week, after general manager Chris Grier had been fired and replaced by interim general manager Champ Kelly, the players walked into the locker room and the fun and games were gone.
    — Omar Kelly november 13, Miami Herald, 13 Nov. 2025
  • Though American Pie was all fun and games once the cameras started rolling, Shannon Elizabeth recalls being pretty terrified while trying to land a part in the hit ʼ90s comedy.
    — Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Apr. 2026
  • Our Operator, Joanna, is using the Shadow Teleoperation System which, fun and games aside, can help those in difficult, dangerous and distant jobs.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 26 Mar. 2021
  • On Sunday, the Chabad Center for Jewish Life in Newport Beach hosted an afternoon of fun and games, with a chocolate gelt drop from a firetruck ladder, activities for children, treats for all and a concert.
    — Erika I. Ritchie, Oc Register, 22 Dec. 2025

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