Words similar to pastime

Example sentences for: pastime

How can you use “pastime” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

Gambling has become a widespread pastime for the simple and unassailable reason that it adds to the sum of human happiness.
Fishing from the rocks and breakwaters is a popular pastime with the locals and a permit is not required.
Thus Selchow & Righter, makers of the game Parcheesi , could not prohibit other manufacturers from selling games under such names as Pachisi, Parchisi , or Parchesi , variant spellings of the common Hindi word for the old Indian pastime.
Still, Clinton insists that "he has no intention" of committing ground troops to the Kosovo war front and remains convinced that airstrikes alone can persuade Serb forces to swear off their favorite pastime of rape-and-pillage.
Pursuing a favorite pastime was known as riding one's hobby horse , the origin of hobbies .