Examples of plaything in a Sentence
VCRs were once the expensive, high-tech playthings of the rich.
We mustn't let the environment become the plaything of oil companies.
The emperor used people as his playthings.
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But the quest to make these electric aircraft ubiquitous across the globe instead of just playthings for the rich is far from a given.
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Jamey Jacob, The Conversation, 1 May 2024
Sports teams are supposed to be rich folks’ playthings.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 4 Apr. 2024
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Jamey Jacob, The Conversation, 1 May 2024
Sports teams are supposed to be rich folks’ playthings.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 4 Apr. 2024
See all Example Sentences for plaything
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“Plaything.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/plaything. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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plaything
noun
play·thing
-ˌthiŋ 
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