How to Use playpen in a Sentence

playpen

noun
Definition of playpennext
  • The baby's playpen was about 5 feet away from the SUV's path.
    — Orlando Sentinel, OrlandoSentinel.com, 21 July 2017
  • The child’s playpen was broken and filled with clothes.
    — Meredith Colias-Pete, chicagotribune.com, 10 Nov. 2021
  • Rhythm Fields was found dead in her playpen, next to the living room couch.
    — Peter Hermann, Washington Post, 3 Apr. 2018
  • George said the enclosure was more of a crib or a playpen.
    — Melissa Chan, Time, 22 May 2017
  • The baby's playpen was about 5 feet (1 meter) away from the SUV's path.
    — miamiherald, 21 July 2017
  • The couple’s 1-year-old daughter, Kaylee, was in a playpen inside the house at the time.
    — Laura Barcella, PEOPLE.com, 18 Nov. 2019
  • In the early years, the couple worked 16 to 18 hours a day and kept daughter Mary Ann in a playpen in the kitchen.
    — Bonnie L. Cook, Philly.com, 3 May 2018
  • Firefighters rescued the boy from a playpen near where the flames broke out.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 29 Mar. 2018
  • The baby, 7-month-old Pasquale, was in the kitchen in a playpen, and the first to be rescued around 4 a.m., seven hours after the quake struck.
    — Colleen Barry, The Seattle Times, 22 Aug. 2017
  • The couple’s pickup held four lawn chairs so parents could join, with a playpen set up on the ground.
    — Bryce Miller Columnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Oct. 2020
  • Little Kallie Grace watched her mother from a playpen in the office.
    — Anna Claire Vollers | [email protected], al, 29 Dec. 2019
  • In a playpen area, a 3-year-old girl was being tended to by her brother, 11.
    — New York Times, 30 Mar. 2021
  • Siena comes to resemble a playpen in which many of the toddlers have hairy legs and five o’clock shadows.
    — Dwight Garner, New York Times, 16 Apr. 2018
  • The Pêche dining room became a playpen for the Chasseurs’ two daughters.
    — Tom Downey, WSJ, 8 Dec. 2020
  • In the final scene, a brown-skinned child and a white-skinned child share a playpen, a clear reference to Texas’ future.
    — Dianne Solis, Dallas News, 15 Sep. 2022
  • He was known to climb inside a playpen with his grandchildren.
    — Emily Woodruff, NOLA.com, 17 Oct. 2020
  • Boats are still allowed in the playpen ahead of and during this weekend’s Air and Water Show, Mendez said.
    — Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 18 Aug. 2022
  • The girl was found deceased in an inflatable pool that was being used as a playpen.
    — Amanda Rabines, Orlando Sentinel, 12 May 2022
  • The team set up arm farms and playpens, where a fleet of robots for months would repeat the same task—like sorting rubbish.
    — WIRED, 22 Feb. 2023
  • Much of the furniture that movers were taking away appeared to be new as was the baby's playpen.
    — Cary Spivak, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 8 July 2021
  • On Tuesday, there were 27 young children in the playpen, including a four-month-old.
    — Mireya Villareal, CBS News, 31 Mar. 2021
  • That bullpen has been treated like a playpen by opponents, leading to one of the worst ERAs in baseball.
    — Star Tribune, 1 May 2021
  • The insert is essentially a second layer of the playpen that keeps the baby higher than the floor of the playpen.
    — Katrina Cossey, Parents, 16 Dec. 2023
  • But a playard or playpen doesn’t have to just be a daytime distraction zone.
    — Sarah Bradley, Parents, 30 July 2024
  • Just past the point of no return, Tingler somehow ran out of diapers and lost control of the playpen.
    — Nick Canepa Columnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Oct. 2021
  • A few rooms are like the playpens of the clients' three teenage sons, with shuffleboard and a pool table, too many framed sports jerseys and some Warhol prints of John Wayne.
    — Julie Lasky, House Beautiful, 1 May 2017
  • The current indoor playpen on the river couldn’t host a decent flea market.
    — Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer, 9 June 2022
  • There are thick mats to sleep on, showers, playpens for infants and aluminum blankets.
    — Washington Post, 28 June 2019
  • The search for the missing toddler began on Oct. 5 when his mother, Leilani Simon, called 911 and said the boy had gone missing from his playpen.
    — Chantal Da Silva, NBC News, 3 Nov. 2022
  • The final teaser ends with a montage of what’s to come — including epic fight scenes, flying aircrafts, colorful ball playpens, and more!
    — Angel Saunders, Peoplemag, 30 May 2024

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