How to Use playmate in a Sentence

playmate

noun
  • She was my playmate and best friend.
  • He wasn't allowed to join his playmates outside.
  • Will an older dog think of a new friend as a playmate or an intrusion?
    — Vanessa Infanzon, Charlotte Observer, 30 Jan. 2024
  • The same goes for a toddler biting their sibling or a playmate.
    — USA TODAY, 17 July 2023
  • Above him an eager playmate lets out a shriek trying to wiggle his way out of his high chair.
    — Whitney Eulich, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 Mar. 2018
  • The goal isn't merely to provide kids with a robotic playmate.
    — Forbes, 30 May 2021
  • That means Prince Louis could have a new playmate only six months younger than him.
    — Caroline Picard, Good Housekeeping, 19 May 2018
  • And Texas is the kid who saw that stuff on TV and hit his playmate with a chair.
    — Kyle Whitmire, al, 17 Oct. 2021
  • The other four were on set every day and became close playmates with the child actors.
    — Evgenia Peretz, vanityfair.com, 26 July 2017
  • Two playmates took a running leap at each other, falling backward to the ground.
    — Ava Kofman, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025
  • When a ball rolled into the street, the playmates chased it, detectives believe.
    — Linda Trischitta, Sun-Sentinel.com, 16 Oct. 2017
  • Her playmates have vanished, and the home has fallen eerily quiet.
    — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 20 Nov. 2025
  • Facing the challenge of a high wall, O’Connor and his playmates tossed their caps over it.
    — George Will, Twin Cities, 18 July 2019
  • While some owners might opt to add a playmate to the mix, not all cats desire having another pet in the house.
    — Liz O'Connell, Newsweek, 3 Mar. 2025
  • Momo is an in- demand playmate at church and the ringleader of his many maternal cousins.
    — Krithika Varagur, Harper's Magazine, 10 July 2023
  • The dog acts as both teacher and playmate to the cub in ways that humans cannot, Castaneda said.
    — Fox News, 13 Oct. 2019
  • The dolphins in the study almost always used this open mouth expression when their playmates were in their field of view.
    — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 2 Oct. 2024
  • Patience and Fortitude have a new, freaky playmate.
    — Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 22 Jan. 2026
  • Margaret and the Queen are first cousins, and were frequent playmates during their childhoods.
    — Maggie Maloney, Town & Country, 9 Sep. 2018
  • My daughter deserved a playmate, and my husband and I deserved a child to shower with love.
    — Deborah D.e.e.p Mouton, Glamour, 24 Aug. 2020
  • The second group was raised in individual metal cages with no toys, no mazes, and no playmates.
    — Big Think, 22 Oct. 2025
  • For a start, the 5-year-old is more than a head shorter than her playmate Jiana, though the girls were born only a month apart.
    — Peter Ford, The Christian Science Monitor, 26 July 2017
  • Nicholas and three of his playmates at the day care were poisoned by the lethal opioid, which the owners stored in a nap room, officials said.
    — Sheetal Banchariya, New York Daily News, 4 Mar. 2026
  • However, his younger son, pictured to the left, sees a playmate in his own reflection and walks up to kiss the mirror.
    — Discover Staff, Discover Magazine, 16 May 2016
  • Poor Chester van Chime is a welcome playmate to my kindergartener who is learning to rhyme.
    — Megan Gambino, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Dec. 2022
  • Winnie, however, has found a new playmate in Jones' 4-year-old dog, Kallie.
    — Saman Shafiq, USA TODAY, 21 Nov. 2024
  • Those living near to Sooy who have a canine friend in need of a playmate can find Sooy on Facebook.
    — Sheila Vilvens, Cincinnati.com, 21 Mar. 2018
  • Heathcliff drives a wedge between the two girls, with Cathy infatuated with her new playmate.
    — Radhika Seth, Vogue, 9 Feb. 2026
  • An unnamed 6-year-old boy shoots and kills a 6-year-old playmate, Kayla Rolland, at school.
    — Cnn Editorial Research, CNN, 25 Apr. 2021
  • Muffin is the oldest and a great playmate for her cousins, and Socks is the baby; she is shown growing up in the early seasons.
    — Kara Nesvig, Parents, 11 Sep. 2024

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