jungle gym
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of jungle gym
from a trademark
Example Sentences
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But that proved impossible, given the bench’s outdoor life, where it was used as a jungle gym for neighborhood kids, or a couch for friends to sit and philosophize about this piece of movie history.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 26, 2025
"There was no visibility. I kind of compared it to a metal jungle gym underwater," recalled Robyn Bianchi, the assistant salvage master for one of the firms involved, Donjon Marine.
From BBC • Dec. 5, 2024
Elangeni Gardens, developed in a public-private partnership in 2002 to address the city’s affordable housing shortage, boasts a patch of blue-and-green artificial turf, a jungle gym and a basketball court where children play freely.
From New York Times • May 17, 2023
My four-and-half-month-old already loves climbing on me as though I were a human jungle gym; there is something rather bleak about the way Harry describes his touch-avoidant childhood.
From Salon • Jan. 20, 2023
Fornatee walked back to the jungle gym, where Prince and some of his other friends had gathered to watch the scrimmage.
From "Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference" by Warren St. John
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