toying
- present participle of toy.
Example Sentences
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Last summer, rumors swirled that Jeff Bezos was toying with buying Vogue, and possibly Condé Nast, for his bride as a wedding present.
From Salon ● May 6, 2026
But Mr. Simpson’s next album, 2019’s “Sound & Fury,” was accompanied by an anime film on Netflix and found Mr. Simpson toying with mechanized dance rhythms and going deeper into psychedelia.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 17, 2026
Shane Harris: I mean, I think he’s been toying with it since his first term, really.
From Slate ● Mar. 2, 2026
The band, who seemingly enjoy toying with journalists, playfully decline to comment.
From BBC ● Jan. 6, 2026
I thought he might be toying, some cat-and-mouse routine, but now I think that his motives and desires weren’t obvious even to him.
From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood
