Example Sentences

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Although he hadn’t committed to playing, Woods had been toying with returning to competition for the first time since 2024 at next week’s Masters at Augusta National Golf Club, where he has won five championships.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

Roller Rabbit had been toying with moving into scents, but Cafeteria data led it to pause that idea.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 7, 2025

Carlos said he had been toying with the idea of getting a solar system, and he thought the salesman's pitch to slash their electrical bill sounded good.

From Salon • May 9, 2020

At the USADA’s Colorado Springs office, officials had been toying with alternatives to in-person testing over the past year, and the rapid spread of the coronavirus made the matter urgent last month.

From Washington Post • Apr. 15, 2020

The kitten knew what it was because it had been toying with it all along, but now it attacked, claws drawn, trying to sink its teeth into the soft rubber.

From "The Pigman" by Paul Zindel