Example Sentences

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Many massively overrate their chances of success, and they often can’t even imagine the many things that may go wrong with the next idea they are toying with.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2024

At a cybersecurity summit in Google’s Virginia offices, Mr. Snyder said Google is investing “very heavily” in AI tools to defend against the cyberattackers who are toying with AI.

From Washington Times • Oct. 4, 2023

They currently top the list of names that Celso Franco Jr. and his wife Juliana are toying with for the baby they are too scared to conceive.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 30, 2021

A group of her friends are toying with the idea of leaving the hostel, seeking higher-paid work at another factory.

From New York Times • Sep. 24, 2016

The "other lips and other hearts whose tales of love" should have been told ardently through fiddle and clarinet are toying with the great harp of a thousand strings that plays the dance of death.

From The Martial Adventures of Henry and Me by White, William Allen