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How to use toy in a sentence

40 example sentences · noun, verb, adjective

Toy means something to play with, especially as intended for use by a child. Example: “A grown man like him does not play with a child’s toy.”

Examples of toy by meaning

nounSomething to play with, especially as intended for use by a child.

  • A grown man like him does not play with a child’s toy.

nounA gun.

  • RONNIE: Man knows his toys.2013 December 23, Stephen Reynolds, 48:02 from the start, in Stephen Reynolds, director, Vendetta (film), spoken by Ronnie (Nick Nevern)

nounA watch.

  • a toy and tackle (a watch and chain)

nounA small jar (about an inch across) used to hold prepared opium.

  • Chang was always on call, to go to Americans with "toys" of hop, ready to "cook," if desired by his patrons.1928, May Churchill Sharpe [i.e., Chicago May], Chicago May: Her Story, New York, N.Y.: The Macaulay Company, pages 159–160
  • What you did was, you took a toy (a tin) of hop and shook it up with this medicine in a bottle and kept taking it every day.1946, Mezz Mezzrow, Really the Blues, New York, N.Y.: Random House, pages 253–254

nounA small ball of opium (about the size of a pea).

  • I smoked a toy a day, same as on the ship.1989, David Courtwright, Herman Joseph, Don Des Jarlais, quoting Lao Pai-Hsing (translated interview), Addicts Who Survived: An Oral...
  • When Jackson took small balls of wax and said he was making "toys," everybody laughed.1991, Jimmy Breslin, Damon Runyon, New York, N.Y.: Ticknor & Fields, →ISBN, pages 176–177

verbTo play (with) in an idle or desultory way.

  • to toy with a piece of food on one’s plate
  • Figo is toying with the English defence.

verbTo ponder or consider.

  • I have been toying with the idea of starting my own business.

verbTo stimulate with a sex toy.

  • He could see her hand go to her slit, and soon she was toying herself along, breathing heavily.2013, Jonathan Everest, Lady Loverly's Chattel

More sentences with toy

  • They were done playing and were picking up the toys when he arrived.From the entry done
  • Look at Murphy playing with newest old favorite toy; he loves it!From the entry old
  • There was a crowd of toys pushed beneath the couch where the children were playing.From the entry crowd
  • The child stared accusingly at his brother, convinced he took the toy.From the entry accusingly
  • It's only fair to let him borrow your kite, after you've had his toys all day.From the entry only
  • If you don't give me back my toys I'll tell my big brother!From the entry big brother
  • A rubber duck and other toys were afloat in the bath.From the entry afloat
  • The toy was soft and squishy, making it fun to squeeze.From the entry squishy
  • This plush toy is so cute and soft — I want it!From the entry plush
  • The toy box was filled to the brim with stuffed animals.From the entry brim
  • Buzz Lightyear has taken over Woody as the most popular children's toy.From the entry take over
  • We thought the toy was still in its original packaging because it was shrink-wrapped.From the entry shrink-wrapped
  • You'd better wind down that wind-up toy before you take it apart, or pieces might go flying.From the entry wind down
  • When we moved house, the children helped out by packing their toys.From the entry help out
  • He toyed with her emotions just to get her in bed. He took advantage of her.From the entry take advantage of
  • She assembled the toy step by step, following the instructions carefully.From the entry step by step
  • I prefer making my kids' toys myself rather than buying them.From the entry rather than
  • Having overordered the unpopular new toys, we were forced to sell them at a discount.From the entry overorder
  • Having underordered the popular new toys, we ran out within half a day.From the entry underorder
  • I can't understand you, young man. Can you point to which toy you want?From the entry young man
  • Some collectors are interested in the backcards as well as the toys themselves.From the entry backcard
  • He poured forth all the toys he had gathered onto the floor.From the entry pour forth
  • Teddybear says it's time to put away your toys and go night-night.From the entry go night-night
  • Why in the world would you spend so much money on a toy?From the entry why in the world
  • Kate's new puppy really loves to destuff and desqueak his toys.From the entry desqueak
  • This toy is suitable for the twos and threes.From the entry two
  • We all now want the latest toys for our children.From the entry now
  • I bought you a new toy as a special treat.From the entry as
  • The child screamed incessantly for his mother to buy him a toy, but she wasn't having any of it.From the entry have

Meaning of toy

  1. noun Something to play with, especially as intended for use by a child.
  2. noun A thing of little importance or value; a trifle.
  3. noun A simple, light piece of music, written especially for the virginal.

Full definition of toy

Questions about toy in a sentence

How do you use toy in a sentence?
Toy is used as a noun, verb and adjective. For example: “A grown man like him does not play with a child’s toy.”
What is a short sentence with toy?
“RONNIE: Man knows his toys.”
What does toy mean?
Toy means something to play with, especially as intended for use by a child.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: toy (page history and authors) and the entries each sentence comes from. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws chose the sentences, left out offensive ones and quotations older than 1900, and marked the word in each. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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