The children played outside happily.

Meaning: The sentence describes children engaging in an activity for enjoyment or recreation not inside a building or vehicle while feeling or showing pleasure or contentment.

Choice of Words: Played is a past tense verb of the word play and it means to engage in an activity for enjoyment or recreation. Outside means not inside a building or vehicle. Happily means feeling or showing pleasure or contentment.

Alternative Expressions

Related Expressions

• Children played happily outside.
• Children played outside happily.
• We happily played outside, enjoying the sunshine.
• They played outside happily.
• The children played outside until the sun went down.
• The happy children played outside in the sunshine.
• Children played outside after school.
• Children played joyfully outside.
• Children played outside during break.
• The children played outside.