How to Use playground in a Sentence

playground

noun
  • These mountains are a playground for hikers, skiers, and nature lovers.
  • The island was a playground of the rich and famous until the 1950s.
  • Meet friends at the playground or the pool.
    — Parents, 11 June 2026
  • Would there be a playground at the new school?
    — Jessica Ma, Dallas Morning News, 2 Feb. 2026
  • Both were killed on the same playground.
    — Gillian Stawiszynski, Cincinnati Enquirer, 8 Mar. 2026
  • Like the kid that doesn’t get to go on the playground.
    — Troy Renck, Denver Post, 23 Apr. 2026
  • Put your baby on a swing at the playground.
    — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 18 June 2026
  • Push your baby on a swing in the playground.
    — Kyler Alvord, PEOPLE, 19 June 2026
  • Push your baby on a swing in the playground.
    — Sara Tenenbaum, CBS News, 18 June 2026
  • There’s also a koi pond and a playground.
    — Miami Herald, 16 Mar. 2026
  • Just don't provide it next to a playground.
    — Gabriela Vidal, CBS News, 14 Apr. 2026
  • This isn’t the human body as a guilt-free playground.
    — Alex Robert Ross, Pitchfork, 8 June 2026
  • Alina and me went to the playground?
    — Literary Hub, 29 Jan. 2026
  • Kick them loose on the playground equipment across the street.
    — Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 4 Mar. 2026
  • The rocky bluffs and woodland trails served as their playground.
    — Ron Charles, Washington Post, 18 June 2024
  • Ice sculptors come from around the world to work on the frosty playground.
    — Christa Swanson, CBS News, 9 Jan. 2026
  • The playground items there are very artistic.
    — Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Oct. 2025
  • The playground items there are very artistic.
    — Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Jan. 2026
  • In a children's playground where our kids should feel safe and have fun.
    — Naomi Ruchim, CBS News, 21 Jan. 2026
  • Soon, the playground — and the school — will be empty.
    — Keri Heath, Austin American Statesman, 23 Feb. 2026
  • Never watch her play on a playground or make friends or get on the school bus.
    — Myra Sack, BostonGlobe.com, 8 June 2022
  • This might sound simple enough—kids do it on the playground all the time, right?
    — Jennifer Heimlich, SELF, 22 Oct. 2024
  • The trail and playground remain open.
    — Claire Osborn, Austin American Statesman, 11 Mar. 2026
  • But playgrounds are meant for play, and falls are an inevitable part of kids’ lives.
    — Carrie Lukas, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Max went for it, and cheers rang out across the playground as the water turned on.
    — James Somers, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025
  • Idle hands are the devil’s playground.
    — Brian Hamilton, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
  • But that’s just the start in this alpine-meets-downtown-meets-desert playground.
    — Ted Alvarez, Outside, 3 Mar. 2026
  • Their friends are talking about it on the playground, at lunch, or in the group chat.
    — Robyn Koslowitz, Parents, 19 Sep. 2025
  • By the end, pop star Halsey and the young girl meet on the swings at a playground.
    — Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, 26 July 2024
  • For years, the boy went to a school with a playground that excluded him.
    — Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 15 Oct. 2025

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