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Examples of horseplay in a Sentence
The lamp got broken when the kids were engaging in a little horseplay.
when he saw us spraying each other with the hose instead of washing the car, Dad yelled, “Cut out the horseplay!”
Recent Examples on the Web
The news release didn’t detail the violations but instead offered a wide range of conduct covered by the provisions — including demeaning language, unwelcome touching and potentially injurious horseplay.
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Dan Morse, Washington Post, 13 Mar. 2024
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Out on the menswear runways in Paris in January, the horseplay didn’t stop.
—Leah Dolan, CNN, 16 Feb. 2024
Shelby and Cyrus are among a small, unisex group of Reuben’s college pals summoned to his sprawling, creepy family manse for an evening of reminiscing and boozy horseplay away from the eyes of his fiancée Sophia (Aly Nordlie).
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 21 Jan. 2024
So, apparently, is literal horseplay and the discreet display of a future royal hoo-hoo.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 21 Nov. 2023
Unlike the hijinks and horseplay that Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson got up to at Google in the 2013 comedy The Internship, the tasks that real life interns perform are serious and can involve working on critical parts or the business, the tech companies stress.
—Andrea Guzman, Fortune, 13 May 2023
And as initially played by Brauers with quiet good humor and thoughtfulness, Erik really does seem like the smartest and the most decent of the three, not participating in Thomas’ more vulgar horseplay, and trying to befriend the boy with protein bars and extra helpings of food.
—Jessica Kiang, Variety, 21 Dec. 2021
Yes, there is rowdy horseplay and a bit of mean-spirited hazing in the earlier episodes, but as the show moves into Season 2, the space is not only a literal changing room, but also a room for change that allows the players to grow, improve, bond and cope.
—Washington Post, 23 Sep. 2021
Avoid all horseplay with firearms.
—Matt Williams, Dallas News, 7 Nov. 2020
Dan Morse, Washington Post, 13 Mar. 2024
See what celebrities wore to New York Fashion Week, including Beyoncé’s surprise appearance in Brooklyn
Out on the menswear runways in Paris in January, the horseplay didn’t stop.
—Leah Dolan, CNN, 16 Feb. 2024
Shelby and Cyrus are among a small, unisex group of Reuben’s college pals summoned to his sprawling, creepy family manse for an evening of reminiscing and boozy horseplay away from the eyes of his fiancée Sophia (Aly Nordlie).
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 21 Jan. 2024
So, apparently, is literal horseplay and the discreet display of a future royal hoo-hoo.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 21 Nov. 2023
Unlike the hijinks and horseplay that Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson got up to at Google in the 2013 comedy The Internship, the tasks that real life interns perform are serious and can involve working on critical parts or the business, the tech companies stress.
—Andrea Guzman, Fortune, 13 May 2023
And as initially played by Brauers with quiet good humor and thoughtfulness, Erik really does seem like the smartest and the most decent of the three, not participating in Thomas’ more vulgar horseplay, and trying to befriend the boy with protein bars and extra helpings of food.
—Jessica Kiang, Variety, 21 Dec. 2021
Yes, there is rowdy horseplay and a bit of mean-spirited hazing in the earlier episodes, but as the show moves into Season 2, the space is not only a literal changing room, but also a room for change that allows the players to grow, improve, bond and cope.
—Washington Post, 23 Sep. 2021
Avoid all horseplay with firearms.
—Matt Williams, Dallas News, 7 Nov. 2020
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“Horseplay.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/horseplay. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.
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horseplay
noun
horse·play
ˈhȯr-ˌsplā 
: rough or loud play
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