card game

noun

plural card games

: a game that uses a deck of cards

Examples of card game in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In convict poker, a raging bull is loosed on a mock card game, and the last man still seated wins a prize. — Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 7 Nov. 2026

The card game’s mythology has also given way to crossover collaborations with iconic franchises like Final Fantasy, Marvel, Star Trek, Dungeons & Dragons and The Lord of the Rings. — Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 4 Nov. 2026

Orlando could jump Columbus with a draw if Columbus loses to Chicago, giving Orlando the chance to host the wild-card game instead of going on the road. — Kyle Foley, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 Nov. 2026

With this decision, one of the last important barriers to gerrymandering fell, and many state governments promptly set off on a spree of biased mapmaking, hoping to stack the deck before the big card game this November. — J. B. MacKinnon, Harpers Magazine, 27 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1611, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for card game

• acclaim
• aflame
• airframe
• ballgame
• became
• declaim
• defame
• disclaim
• doorframe
• exclaim
• inflame
• mainframe