The kids played happily together.

Meaning: This sentence describes children engaging in a joyful and harmonious play session.

Choice of Words: Played means participated in an activity or game for enjoyment, while together means in the company of each other. "Happily" suggests a positive and joyous mood during the activity.

Alternative Expressions

The children engaged in joyful play in each other's company.

Meaning: This sentence also tells us that the children were having a good time playing with each other, but it uses more formal language.

Choice of Words: The word children is another word for kids, engaged means to take part in an activity, joyful means full of happiness, play is an activity that is done for enjoyment, and company means being with others. Each other means that the children were playing with one another.

The youngsters partook in merry frolics amongst themselves.

Meaning: This sentence also tells us that the children were having a good time playing with each other, but it uses even more formal language.

Choice of Words: The word youngsters is another word for children, partook means to take part in something, merry means full of happiness, frolics means playful activities, and amongst themselves means that the children were playing with one another. Themselves is a reflexive pronoun that means the children were playing with each other.

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