Examples of playmate in a Sentence
She was my playmate and best friend.
He wasn't allowed to join his playmates outside.
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Trading McTavish netted the Ducks another $7 million to play with, and now there are indications that a worthy playmate may be headed to the trade market.
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Andrew Knoll,
Oc Register,
28 June 2026
For someone like me, who had few playmates as a child, everything around me is magnified, and there is a natural sense of closeness.
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Literary Hub,
26 June 2026
The pandemic a handful of years ago put parents and children in the same space for extended periods, with moms and dads taking on even more concentrated roles of teacher, coach, and playmate, Price-Glynn says, evermore raising the need to talk about things like parental burnout and respite.
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Kimberly Phillips,
Hartford Courant,
13 June 2026
According to the researchers, people expect robots cast as playmates to act like genuine players.
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Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
12 June 2026
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Andrew Knoll,
Oc Register,
28 June 2026
For someone like me, who had few playmates as a child, everything around me is magnified, and there is a natural sense of closeness.
—
Literary Hub,
26 June 2026
The pandemic a handful of years ago put parents and children in the same space for extended periods, with moms and dads taking on even more concentrated roles of teacher, coach, and playmate, Price-Glynn says, evermore raising the need to talk about things like parental burnout and respite.
—
Kimberly Phillips,
Hartford Courant,
13 June 2026
According to the researchers, people expect robots cast as playmates to act like genuine players.
—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
12 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for playmate
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“Playmate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/playmate. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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playmate
noun
play·mate
ˈplā-ˌmāt 
: a companion in play
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