How to Use sandbox in a Sentence

sandbox

noun
  • To watch them is to see that any small square of space can be your sandbox.
    — Washington Post, 9 Feb. 2022
  • This tiny sandbox is like a zen garden for adults, but more fun.
    — Popular Mechanics Editors, Popular Mechanics, 4 Nov. 2020
  • Those two 15-year-olds took my sandbox and my park away from me.
    — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 31 Jan. 2026
  • Still, not all sandboxes are equal.
    — Paulo Carvão, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Alex, sitting in the sandbox, threw back his head and raised both of his arms.
    — Literary Hub, 23 July 2025
  • This is a dream come true for me, to play in a different sandbox.
    — Matt Donnelly, Variety, 15 June 2026
  • The active child will have a blast playing in the sandbox.
    — Sarah Lyon, The Spruce, 28 Apr. 2026
  • This was just a bunch of kids playing in the sandbox telling stories.
    — Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 8 Jan. 2026
  • So that everybody has enough toys in their sandbox.
    — Mike Ryan, IndieWire, 12 Mar. 2026
  • The new rules also say each kid in a sandbox must have his or her own shovel and pail.
    — Steve Rubenstein, SFChronicle.com, 14 Oct. 2020
  • Of course if that is too much structure, users can always play in the ‘sandbox’.
    — Carolyn Graybeal, Discover Magazine, 22 Feb. 2015
  • But playing in the sandbox a little bit better might not hurt next time.
    — Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025
  • In the field is a giant sandbox, a cornhole area and a tetherball pole.
    — Andy Staples, SI.com, 30 June 2017
  • Who wouldn’t want to play in the Potterverse sandbox for a bit longer?
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 13 Apr. 2022
  • In a general-purpose tool, there is no sandbox to test.
    — Mike Whitmire, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
  • The messaging app is a sandbox, and should contain the threat.
    — Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
  • There's even a massive sandbox and a charming playground where the younger kids can play.
    — Brianna Griff, Chron, 23 Jan. 2023
  • In the fifth room, smiling faces hover over the sandbox while kids create their own ocean floor.
    — Kevin Dupzyk, Popular Mechanics, 21 June 2018
  • But the Riverside mom doesn’t mean a place with swing sets, sandboxes and slides.
    — Brittany Woolsey, Daily Pilot, 29 Aug. 2019
  • Build a small sandbox or dig a pit, fill it with play sand and bury a few toys to teach your dog that this is the spot to dig.
    — Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 2 July 2026
  • Part of the fun of the show is finding story pockets inside of the sandbox.
    — Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 18 June 2026
  • This makes the sandbox in which the MCU now plays much bigger.
    — Nick Romano, EW.com, 16 Mar. 2021
  • Which makes her new Netflix series a bit like playtime in the sandbox.
    — New York Times, 4 May 2018
  • Along with a long slide, the lower deck has a 15-square-foot sandbox that's plenty of fun.
    — Samantha De Leon, Chron, 15 Mar. 2021
  • If your kid spills a cup of juice on it or buries it in the sandbox, Amazon will replace it for free.
    — Wired, 7 Nov. 2019
  • The Office, of course, was not the first to play in this comedy sandbox.
    — Jordan Hoffman, EW.com, 25 May 2025
  • The real question is who controls the sandbox.
    — Maureen Kerr, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
  • The sandbox game has sold over 200 million copies and is one of the best games ever made.
    — Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 1 Oct. 2020
  • His first trip to the Paris sandbox since 2015 was a success.
    — Jon Wertheim, SI.com, 28 June 2019
  • Even after the strike — or strikes — and all this contraction, the sandbox is still going to be big.
    — Mikey O'Connell, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 June 2023

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