recreation
noun
rec·re·a·tion
ˌre-krē-ˈā-shən 
: refreshment of strength and spirits after work
also
: a means of refreshment or diversion : hobby
Examples of recreation in a Sentence
The fields next to the school are used for recreation.
decided to take a bike tour of the island for recreation and relaxation
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From April 12, 2024 – May 20, 2024 the air conditioning system failed across the entire Beaumont camp, affecting all housing units, education buildings, chow hall, recreation, and administration offices.
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Walter Pavlo, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
Mixing traditional doc methods with recreations and creepy genre-movie inflections, that film provided an unsettling exploration of sleep paralysis, a condition in which the mind is wide awake, but the body is frozen.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 8 Mar. 2025
The launchable model is a detailed recreation of the Falcon 9 and retails for $149.99.
—Space.com Staff, Space.com, 8 Mar. 2025
Set in a fictional recreation of the Secunderabad area that gives the film its title, early glimpses have already generated substantial buzz among Indian cinema fans.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 7 Mar. 2025
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Walter Pavlo, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
Mixing traditional doc methods with recreations and creepy genre-movie inflections, that film provided an unsettling exploration of sleep paralysis, a condition in which the mind is wide awake, but the body is frozen.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 8 Mar. 2025
The launchable model is a detailed recreation of the Falcon 9 and retails for $149.99.
—Space.com Staff, Space.com, 8 Mar. 2025
Set in a fictional recreation of the Secunderabad area that gives the film its title, early glimpses have already generated substantial buzz among Indian cinema fans.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 7 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for recreation
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“Recreation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/recreation. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.
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