jungle gym
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of jungle gym
from a trademark
Example Sentences
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Fearing the worst, however, voters who normally couldn’t tell a “jungle primary” from a jungle gym began thinking a lot like gimlet-eyed political strategists.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026
"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
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
Four hours before the Packers game against the Chicago Bears, Avalyn Hein, 1, poked her head out from a hole in the cheese jungle gym.
From New York Times • Nov. 7, 2022
Zeke asked, watching as Pelicarnassus flew across the playground to the jungle gym, alighting on its highest level.
From "Chronicles of a Lizard Nobody" by Patrick Ness
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