He briefly toyed with the idea of slacking off, or maybe not tying off his rope as tight as it needed to be.

I briefly toyed with the idea of acting maniacally eager to be on the jury ("I will do anything to be on this jury, Your Honor!

She briefly toyed with creating real roach executions.

Most kids won't remember it today, but IBM once briefly toyed with the idea of competing directly with Microsoft for the prize of personal computer operating system dominance.

I, in turn, was angered by what I felt to be his misplaced loyalty and surly manner, and I briefly toyed with the idea of having him and my executive officer exchange places at company trains.

I briefly toyed with the idea of just accepting a little bit.

He briefly toyed with the idea of using an "A-list" actor, but instead chose character actor Bill Oberst Jr. for both his look and his skill.

Hasbro briefly toyed with the idea of having another of its subsidiaries, Wizards of the Coast, operate the magazine, but couldn't make a business case for it before Tucker moved on to become the editor of C3i magazine for GMT Games.

In 1981, he briefly toyed with the idea of a comeback to the ring but did not go beyond some initial training sessions.

Robin, the salad maker, arrived with avocados as hard as potatoes and we briefly toyed with popping them into the microwave oven to see what would happen.