playtime
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playtimes
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Origin of playtime
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Painted characters and toyboxes made of wood are installed in scenes that replicate toy stores and home interiors, where figurines scattered on the floor suggest that we’ve just interrupted a child’s playtime.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
For many children, screen time eats into playtime.
From Salon ● Jun. 21, 2026
Experts recommend extra playtime to make sure pets keep active if they are spending less time outside.
From BBC ● Jan. 2, 2026
As AI becomes more intertwined in our work and personal lives, it’s also shaking up playtime.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 24, 2025
They worked at it every minute of their playtime.
From "Little House in the Big Woods" by Laura Ingalls Wilder
PLN’s programs span generations and include toddler parent-child playtimes, summer academic and cultural enrichment for children through ninth grade, parent leadership training and teen services that range from career exploration to game nights.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 13, 2023
He is wearing out his beloved Chihuahua, Gracie, with extended playtimes.
From New York Times ● Aug. 18, 2021
The BFI venue benefited from multiple playtimes each day, as opposed to just 38 showings over 28 days for Secret Cinema, although premium prices for the latter, reflecting the ambitious production values, boosted its takings.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 3, 2012
His only real playtimes are the festas, when for some hours he indulges in revelry—if, indeed, it be worthy of such a title.
From Spanish Life in Town and Country by William Harbutt Dawson
What he set down upon the page was but a less free and rich version of the things that came from his living mouth in our heedless playtimes.
From Hawthorne and His Circle by Julian Hawthorne
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