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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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 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 9 Nov. 2026.

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