kickabout
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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Her sister Olivia remembers how she'd often rope her siblings in for a kickabout, using them for target practice.
From BBC • Sep. 19, 2024
Hearn will always find that competitive edge "whether it's Jenga, table tennis or a kickabout in the garden".
From BBC • May 30, 2024
Prince William, who is president of the Football Association, also enjoyed a kickabout with some young footballers and Manchester City forward Sterling.
From BBC • Mar. 23, 2022
A group of would-be footballers sweat and shine in their kickabout in the late afternoon heat, their boots spraying up little clouds of dust as they run.
From BBC • Jan. 8, 2022
He’d been having a kickabout earlier with two other boys, but now he was alone, juggling the ball about in the air.
From "Never Let Me Go" by Kazuo Ishiguro
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