card game

noun

plural card games
: a game that uses a deck of cards

Examples of card game in a Sentence

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The video showcased the royal couple playing a card game with Princess Kate’s parents, Carole and Michael Middleton, and their kids. Kelly Allen, PEOPLE, 30 July 2026 After a late-night card game, a gaggle of American tourists venture out on a boat to do some shark-cage diving and get some unwanted company in the form of two beefy cocaine drug-runners (Jess Liaudin and Louis Mandylor). Randy Myers, Mercury News, 30 July 2026 And, despite the regression of the last two seasons, Houston has made the playoffs and won a wild-card game in all three of Stroud’s seasons. Daniel Popper, New York Times, 28 July 2026 The detective said the store regularly hosted dice and card games on a pool table in the back. Monroe Trombly, Louisville Courier Journal, 21 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for card game

Word History

First Known Use

1611, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of card game was in 1611

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“Card game.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/card%20game. Accessed 4 Aug. 2026.

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