just for fun

idiom

: simply to have fun

The kids want to camp in the backyard, just for fun.

Examples of just for fun in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Petersen said the experience reminded him that baseball could be played just for fun. —

Bill Plunkett, Orange County Register, 23 June 2024 Have you ever been compelled to try the song out live just for fun? —

Devon Ivie, Vulture, 15 May 2024 The fake agent interrogated drivers on the side of the road just for fun, not taking anything from them. —

Beth Warren, The Courier-Journal, 30 Apr. 2024 Playing piano or video games is often just for fun, but O’Malley adds that with an improved algorithm, coded to identify and capture finer hand movements, the new glove technology could someday help to teach crucial practices such as surgeries. —

Riis Williams, Scientific American, 16 Apr. 2024 Soo-hyun already caught him once; this second hunt is just for fun. —

EW.com, 2 June 2024 Proactive and competitive just for fun, Gemini Risings make dynamic and inspiring friends. —

Valerie Mesa, Peoplemag, 23 May 2024 Many students do it with friends just for fun and don’t follow up. —

Leanne Italie, Fortune, 10 Apr. 2024 Pull your curls into a casual chignon and throw in pin detailing just for fun. —

Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 13 Feb. 2024

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