Example sentences for: pastime

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

  • And though it would later evolve into a kind of sport or game--a playful pastime in which braves showed off their flair for wisecracks and verbal whimsy, native nicknaming was still predicated on the idea that an apt name can, almost literally, capture a person's inner spirit.

  • If the phrase "soccer moms" has rapidly become part of the political lexicon, it may be because it is cleverly positioned at the intersection of several different trends--the rise of soccer as a middle-class pastime, the demanding lives of working women, the diversification of the suburbs, the popularity of the Dodge Caravan, and so on.

  • It's the wizard pastime, something like three games of lacrosse played simultaneously on broomsticks, with magic balls), and a natural leader among his peers.

  • “Billiards,” which also includes ten-pin bowling, snooker, and pool, is a very popular pastime in Budapest.

  • U.S. soccer pundits immediately launched into the all-American pastime of fixing blame and complaining about bad luck.


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