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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Everything touching the sporting world is fair game.
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Devin Robertson, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
There are details in all eight episodes that are based on verifiable facts, but anything unverifiable, anything that might have happened, even in Ed’s mind, is fair game for Monster, too.
—Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 4 Oct. 2025
Office pools, backyard games, maybe even who could down a hot dog the fastest — anything was fair game when the action slowed.
—Tj MacIas, Miami Herald, 3 Oct. 2025
But according to OpenAI, the videos are fair game.
—Senior Reporter, PC Magazine, 2 Oct. 2025
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Devin Robertson, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
There are details in all eight episodes that are based on verifiable facts, but anything unverifiable, anything that might have happened, even in Ed’s mind, is fair game for Monster, too.
—Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 4 Oct. 2025
Office pools, backyard games, maybe even who could down a hot dog the fastest — anything was fair game when the action slowed.
—Tj MacIas, Miami Herald, 3 Oct. 2025
But according to OpenAI, the videos are fair game.
—Senior Reporter, PC Magazine, 2 Oct. 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 14 Oct. 2025.
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