Sentence examples for purpose of play from inspiring English sources

While parents may be speaking with their pocketbooks, many also voice concern that the toys could defeat the purpose of play.

According to the resolution, the purpose of play was identical to that of education: "to develop [the child's] abilities, his individual judgment, and his sense of moral and social responsibility, and to become a useful member of society".

Kids today are getting pretty spoiled for choice when it comes to cutting their teeth learning to code and/or hacking around with bits of hardware designed for the purpose of play.

Scientists speculate that the purpose of play might be exercise, social learning, or practice in strategizing.

The purpose of playing this game is to win.

I wrote the 'Life and Times' for the sole purpose of playing Shakespeare's lead actor Richard Burbidge".

The financial sector makes high-stakes bets on price movements of synthetic financial instruments devised solely for the purpose of playing a high-stakes gambling game.

The purpose of playing a concert should be to know something at the end of it that you didn't know at the beginning".

Alex Rodriguez used drugs specifically for the purpose of playing baseball better, with the added bonus of gaining energy and muscle mass.

Niall Sheerin writes: Can Rajesh Kulkarni explain what the purpose of playing the 5 set would be if, as he predicts, Novak will have it won in 4 sets?

During the small talk at his last two trims, he has claimed to be off to Palm Springs for the purpose of playing a rock festival, and to be heading to New York to appear on the Late Show with David Letterman.