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The phrase "as a toy" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe something that is intended to be played with or used for entertainment purposes.
Example: "The designer created a miniature version of the car, intended to be used as a toy for children."
Alternatives: "for play" or "as a plaything".
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"As a toy".
"But not as a toy," he said.
As a toy for Lou and Laurie's dog.
All these years, she never permitted anybody else to make him as a toy.
Her husband, a radio engineer, had made it for her, as a toy.
European-based cultures have adopted the bull-roarer as a toy or novelty item.
The mother described the gun as "a toy six-shooter with a bright orange tip".
Now, nobody outside Justin Bieber's tax bracket would buy the VoiceLive just as a toy.
In the first, a man envisions his future wife as a toy.
"You have to treat it as a toy and be completely cool if it doesn't work.
"The main perceptions we have of it in the West are more as a toy.
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