Tim Cahill

Right whales, for all their size, are surprisingly athletic. They roll, they slap their flukes, they lift their heads out of the water in a move known as a spy hop. They find playthings and are particularly fond of swimming repeatedly through clumps of seaweed, which slides over them like a feathered boa.

American Writer

David Lange

I had been brought up in the law and had this sort of instinct that international law operates and was there to protect principles and not to be the plaything of power and might - which I now know, of course, to be an absolute nonsense. International law should be spelled l-o-r-e.

New Zealander Politician

Stephen Baker

Of all the toys available, none is better designed than the owner himself. A large multipurpose plaything, its parts can be made to move in almost any direction. It comes completely assembled, and it makes a sound when you jump on it.

American Athlete

Sukarno

I hate imperialism. I detest colonialism. And I fear the consequences of their last bitter struggle for life. We are determined that our nation, and the world as a whole, shall not be the plaything of one small corner of the world.

Indonesian Statesman

John Collison

I think a lot of people learn to code messing around with things while in secondary school. And for me, it started up as a hobby and a plaything, and I just became more curious over time.

Irish Businessman

F. H. Bradley

We say that a girl with her doll anticipates the mother. It is more true, perhaps, that most mothers are still but children with playthings.

British Philosopher

Meles Zenawi

Democracy cannot be a plaything for the capital cities. It has to infiltrate every nook and cranny in the country, including the village.

Ethiopian Statesman

Friedrich Nietzsche

The true man wants two things: danger and play. For that reason he wants woman, as the most dangerous plaything.

German Philosopher

Thomas Love Peacock

A book that furnishes no quotations is no book - it is a plaything.

English Author

Roger Ebert

American Critic

The word 'plaything' often relates to childhood and innocence.

Childhood Associated

'Plaything' usually means a physical object, not a digital one.

Physical Objects

'Plaything' can sound old-fashioned; 'toy' is more commonly used today.

Antiquated Use

Using 'plaything' to describe a person implies manipulation or being treated carelessly.

Negative Connotation

A 'plaything' can suggest someone lacks control or power in a situation.

Lack of Agency

Be sensitive when using 'plaything'; it can be offensive when referring to people.

Interpersonal Awareness

 with recurring characters, locations, and mythologies. At first glance, they appear to be set within Lovecraft’s contemporary New England. But beneath the surface of this seemingly similar reality lie dark masters, for whom Earth’s inhabitants are mere playthings. More like primordial forces than mere deities,

Titan of terror: the...

 can do amazing things and one day a vessel not unlike this will probably break the world speed record but cards aren't just toys like this kites I'm gonna give you a brief history and tell you about the magnificent future of every child's favorite plaything so kites are more than a thousand years old

High-altitude wind...

 And one day, a vessel not unlike this will probably break the world speed record. But kites aren't just toys like this. I'm going to give you a brief history, and tell you about the magnificent future of every child's favorite plaything. So, kites are more than a thousand years old,

Saul Griffith:...

 humans are not playthings of cosmic forces, we are users of cosmic forces. I'll say more about that in a moment, but first, what sorts of thing create novelty? Well, the beginning of the universe surely did. The big bang, nearly 14 billion years ago,

After billions of years...

 It came from the strange delight of watching a machine play music. In fact, the idea of programmable machines was exclusively kept alive by music for about 700 years. In the 1700s, music-making machines became the playthings of the Parisian elite.

The playful wonderland...

 plaything but there are some unwelcome visitors moving in even though they're small these wild macaques aren't afraid of tackling the bigger orangutangs and can be really aggressive a few weeks ago Robert another orangutan in forest

Protecting Marley the...

 create the drugs and industrial molecules we want and then warehouse them as organic manufacturing machines? Do we get to create organic robots, where we remove the autonomy from these animals and turn them just into our playthings?

Paul Root Wolpe: It's...

 playthings or ballast for tin roof tops but Ramey a devout Catholic places the unclaimed corpses in a mass grave so that their souls may rest in peace boom bah bah those who don't have money to

Life Among the Dead PIPE...

 everywhere literally staring residents in the face in this neighborhood unclaimed bodies litter front yards becoming children's playthings or

Living Among the Dead PIPE...

 Ceaser's happy guess these tails Waggin you did these hole trying to get into plaything oh here we go