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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The Carters were the only white family in Archery, and his playmates were the children of Black tenant farmers.
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Lawrence Wright, The New Yorker, 29 Dec. 2024
Carter, who campaigned as a moderate on race relations but governed more progressively, talked often of the influence of his Black caregivers and playmates but also noted his advantages: His land-owning father sat atop Archery's tenant-farming system and owned a main street grocery.
—Brian Smith, arkansasonline.com, 29 Dec. 2024
While there may be something of a one-sided rivalry for her affections right now, Cook is keen to stress that baby and dog get along just great and that the bond will likely only get stronger as Espy grows up and learns more about her four-pawed playmate.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
His mother's independence as a nurse who ignored many of the Jim Crow South's racial segregation customs, and his exposure to Black playmates, clerics and, neighboring sharecroppers, formed his eventual embrace of equal opportunity for all Americans.
—Amanda Castro, Newsweek, 30 Dec. 2024
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Lawrence Wright, The New Yorker, 29 Dec. 2024
Carter, who campaigned as a moderate on race relations but governed more progressively, talked often of the influence of his Black caregivers and playmates but also noted his advantages: His land-owning father sat atop Archery's tenant-farming system and owned a main street grocery.
—Brian Smith, arkansasonline.com, 29 Dec. 2024
While there may be something of a one-sided rivalry for her affections right now, Cook is keen to stress that baby and dog get along just great and that the bond will likely only get stronger as Espy grows up and learns more about her four-pawed playmate.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
His mother's independence as a nurse who ignored many of the Jim Crow South's racial segregation customs, and his exposure to Black playmates, clerics and, neighboring sharecroppers, formed his eventual embrace of equal opportunity for all Americans.
—Amanda Castro, Newsweek, 30 Dec. 2024
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“Playmate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/playmate. Accessed 23 Jan. 2025.
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playmate
noun
play·mate
ˈplā-ˌmāt 
: a companion in play
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