monkey bars
Americanplural noun
Etymology
Origin of monkey bars
First recorded in 1950–55
Example Sentences
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Monkey bars, a sandbox, a slide, a track for riding bikes, a garden for adults who competed over who grew the best vegetables.
From New York Times • Oct. 19, 2018
Monkey bars, a sandbox, a slide, a track for riding bikes, a garden for adults who competed over who grew the best vegetables.
From New York Times • Oct. 19, 2018
Monkey bars may not look dangerous—but that’s exactly what makes them so insidious.
From Slate • Oct. 20, 2012
I was six then, A little taller Than our dog Queenie, And I walked around The pink-colored Restrooms, past the Monkey bars and The train tracks.
From "Neighborhood Odes" by Gary Soto
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