fair game
noun
: someone or something that can be chased, attacked, or criticized
Celebrities are fair game for the tabloids.
The tourists were fair game for the pickpockets.
Even her retirement savings were fair game for her creditors.
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Bondi committed not to participate for one year after her resignation from Ballard Partners in matters involving Ballard and its clients as a party, so the criminal case against Mangione should be fair game for the DOJ head, the letter also said.
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Nicki Brown, CNN Money, 9 Jan. 2026
But any statements Espinoza Martinez made himself about his relationship or knowledge of the gang was fair game, the judge said.
—Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 7 Jan. 2026
Most source materials enter the public domain 95 years after their initial publication, which means that, at midnight on January 1, 2026, intellectual property from throughout 1930 will become fair game.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 26 Dec. 2025
Selfishness, suicide, and Scrabble are fair game before all becomes calm and, uh, not so bright.
—Huntley Woods, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Dec. 2025
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Nicki Brown, CNN Money, 9 Jan. 2026
But any statements Espinoza Martinez made himself about his relationship or knowledge of the gang was fair game, the judge said.
—Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 7 Jan. 2026
Most source materials enter the public domain 95 years after their initial publication, which means that, at midnight on January 1, 2026, intellectual property from throughout 1930 will become fair game.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 26 Dec. 2025
Selfishness, suicide, and Scrabble are fair game before all becomes calm and, uh, not so bright.
—Huntley Woods, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for fair game
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“Fair game.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fair%20game. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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