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ball pit

American  
[bawl pit] / ˈbɔl ˌpɪt /

noun

plural

ball pits
  1. a play area filled with colorful, lightweight plastic balls.


Example Sentences

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When he hosts a dinner party for his underlings, it's a tour de force of grotesque aspiration: there’s a holographic Stepford wife, promises to retire to “le ball pit” after dinner and a main course of lovingly fried rat.

From Salon

By the time Snow White mulls an uprising to redistribute the kingdom’s wealth, I found myself dwelling on an earlier scene in which the dwarfs splash around in a jewel cave like a glittering ball pit.

From Los Angeles Times

There is little difference between the exaggerated terror of a thunderstorm react video or the staged awe on display while romping around in a ball pit of sprinkles.

From Slate

There are many great and memorable exhibits in the museum, but perhaps the pièce de résistance is the massive Olympic pool-sized ball pit that hosts intermittent light shows in which additional balls and spotlights descend from the already bulbous ceiling.

From Los Angeles Times

Before we get into what the Rabbit Hole is, here’s what it isn’t: a place with touch screens, a ball pit, inscrutable plaques, velvet ropes, a cloying soundtrack or adults in costumes.

From New York Times