How to Use horseplay in a Sentence
horseplay
noun- The lamp got broken when the kids were engaging in a little horseplay.
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So the star learns his part, Or this horseplay could get out of hand.
—Pat Myers, Washington Post, 18 Aug. 2022
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There’s no horseplay, no banter, no jokes, As there was in the brighter part of the day.
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The Montgomerys said the bruise was caused by horseplay with a sibling.
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Sue says the fall was the result of the careless horseplay of teen boys, who’d been dangling the child.
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That would be Tim Seder, the guy who wouldn’t let a little horseplay get in the way of a Cowboys’ win.
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Spanier has said the abuse of the boy was characterized to him as horseplay.
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Some of the alleged horseplay was aimed at male employees, too.
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Making horseplay intense just proves that Strong can use his powers for good.
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The scene, which sets up eight years of horseplay between the two office pranksters, is also a feat of food engineering.
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Four-wheel drive is, of course, standard, and this rugged pickup is approved for off-road horseplay with Jeep's Trail Rated badge.
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The band and crew’s party couldn’t have been more different from the heartbreaking scene in Kurt’s hotel room: here, there was booze, horseplay, and a blaring boom box.
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Most upsetting of all is a bout of boyish horseplay, in a bedroom, that kicks off as a lark but turns into a dogfight, complete with claws and teeth.
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Martha and George’s fictitious baby — one of their private games Martha took upon herself to share with her guests in a night of brutal horseplay — will have to die.
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They are no longer divided by litter and now wear muzzles to protect their thin skin from horseplay souvenirs.
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Beyond giving service, Ford trucks have been involved in all manner of shenanigans and horseplay, too.
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Hines showed that these girls tend to engage in play behavior seen relatively more often in boys, such as horseplay.
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Spanier, who denies any wrongdoing, has said Curley and Schultz characterized the 2001 incident in the shower as horseplay and not any form of child abuse.
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Spanier, who did not take the stand in his own defense, has said Sandusky's attack on the boy, whose identity remains in dispute, was characterized to him as horseplay.
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While many view what happened at old Comiskey Park that night as horseplay run amok, other ascribe less benign sentiments to what transpired and what fueled it.
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Ultimately, embracing horseplay is about giving your kids the space and trust to fulfill their needs for connection and joy.
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Amid the horseplay in this deranged horse opera, there’s also a poignant moment — part tribute, part torch-passing — in Act 2, when a large photo appears onstage of Larry Coen.
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Spanier, 72, has said the abuse of the boy, who has not been conclusively identified by authorities, was characterized to him as horseplay.
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At first, the boys keep up a summer-camp spirit, indulging in hazing rituals and homoerotic horseplay.
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So, apparently, is literal horseplay and the discreet display of a future royal hoo-hoo.
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Spanier has said the abuse of the boy, who has not been conclusively identified by authorities, was characterized as horseplay.
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There are no details in the suit on what the boys were actually doing as part of that horseplay, but Simmons provided some clarification to the Statesman on Friday.
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Choke holds are fairly common in mixed martial arts, which are becoming more popular, not to mention friendly horseplay.
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Officers arrived to find people listening to loud music inside and outside the house, and engaging in horseplay.
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The horseplay seems innocent and lighthearted, although there’s a brooding sense that actual violence might occur in the future.
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